Dr Richard Rankin Russell 
Bernard MacLaverty: New Critical Readings 

The author of such works as
Lamb, Cal, and
Grace Notes, Bernard Mac Laverty is one of Northern Ireland“s leading-and most prolific-contemporary writers. Bringing together leading scholars from a full range of critical perspectives, this is a comprehensive survey of contemporary scholarship on Mac Laverty. Covering all of his novels and many of his short stories, the book explores the ways in which the author has grappled with such themes as The Troubles, the Holocaust, Catholicism, and music.
Bernard Mac Laverty: Critical Readings also includes coverage of the film adaptations of his work.