A haunting story of love and division against the backdrop of the Troubles: an Irish modern classic.
Cal is a Catholic boy on a Protestant estate. His Ulster is a violent world in the grip of fear, where tenderness flickers only briefly in the dark. As Cal becomes guiltily entangled with local IRA activities, he also falls for Marcella, a librarian - and the widow of a Protestant his friends have killed. Cal's choices are devastatingly simple: brood on the past, or try to plan a future with the woman he loves?
'Simple humanity, eloquently caught' New York Times
'McLaverty has a true feeling for tragedy' Anita Brookner
| ISBN: | 9781807845148 |
| Publication date: | 5th November 2026 |
| Author: | Bernard MacLaverty |
| Publisher: | Vintage Classics an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 176 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Narrative theme: Love and relationships Narrative theme: Politics Narrative theme: Social issues |
A haunting story of love and division against the backdrop of the Troubles: an Irish modern classic.Cal is a Catholic boy on a Protestant estate. His Ulster is a violent world in the grip of fear, where tenderness flickers only briefly in the dark.
Cal features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Politics, Narrative theme: Social issues
Paperback. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. Pre-order. 5th November 2026.
Cal was written by Bernard MacLaverty and published by Vintage Classics an imprint of Random House
Cal has 176 pages
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. Pre-order. 5th November 2026.