num_pages: 154
description: Set in the Northern Ireland of the 1980’s, Cal tells the story of a young Catholic man living in a Protestant area. For Cal, some choices are devastatingly simple: he can work in an abattoir that nauseates him or join the dole queue; he can brood on his past or plan a future with Marcella.Springing out of the fear and violence of Ulster, Cal is a haunting love story that unfolds in a land where tenderness and innocence can only flicker briefly in the dark.
language: English
title: Cal
titlecomplete: Cal
characters: Cal McClusky, Bernard MacLaverty
genres: Classics, Ireland, Historical, Irish Literature, Novels, Read For School, School, Historical Fiction, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 2736
places: Ulster, Northern Ireland
publisher: Vintage