Grace Notes is a compact and altogether masterful portrait of a woman composer and the complex interplay between her life and her art. With superb artistry and startling intimacy, it brings us into the life of Catherine McKenna-estranged daughter, vexed lover, new mother, and musician making her mark in a male-dominated world. It is a book that the Virginia Woolf of A Room of One's Own would instantly understand.

About the Author
Bernard MacLaverty is the author of five previous collections of stories and five novels, including Grace Notes, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and Midwinter Break, shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. Born in Ireland, he now lives in Glasgow, Scotland.

Reviews
"MacLaverty summons up a time and a place with an unerring exactness reminiscent of Joyce's Dubliners... a magnificent portrait of the sources and ends, wretchedness and rewards, of creativity." -- Sunday Times (UK)
"Page after page something delighted and moved me-marvelous, vivid tours of emotion, intelligence, poetry-every step of the way. Compelling." -- Dennis McFarland, author of The Music Room
"I was reminded of the way Joyce Cary so brilliantly portrayed a painter's life in The Horse's Mouth.... What a wonderful writer [MacLaverty] is!" -- Andrea Barrett
"More ambitious than any of his previous work... a remarkable novel." -- Anna Mundow - Boston Globe


Awards
Short-listed for Man Booker Prize (Novel) 1997.



Book Information
ISBN 9780393318418
Author Bernard MacLaverty
Format Paperback
Page Count 284
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 365g
Dimensions(mm) 211mm * 140mm * 20mm