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Returning to Belfast after a long absense, to attend her father's funeral. Catherine McKenna - a young composer - remembers exactly why she left: the claustrophobic intimacies of the Catholic enclave, her fastidious, nagging mother, and the pervading tensions of a city at war with itself. She remembers a more innocent time, when the Loyalists Lambeg drums sounded mysterious and exciting; she remembers her shattered relationship with the drunken, violent Dave, she remembers the child she had with him, waiting back in Glasgow. This is a novel, about coming to terms with the past and the healing power of music, "Grace Notes" is a master story-teller's triumphant return to the long form: a powerful lyrical novel of great distinction.
| ISBN | 0099778017 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | ISBN13 | 9780099778011
(What's this?) | | Pages | 288 | | Publisher | Vintage | | Weight (grammes) | 200 | | Imprint | Vintage | | Published in | London | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 196 | | Publication date | 30 Apr 1998 | | Width (mm) | 130 | | Non-book description | B | | Spine width (mm) | 18 | | DEWEY | 823.914 | | Academic level | General |
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