Anatomy School

Set In Belfast In the late sixties, Bernard MacLaverty's new novel takes us into Martin Brennan's last semester of high school, when he finds old friendships tested & is forced to face the unknown. Before he can become an adult, Martin must unravel the sacred & contradictory mysteries of religion, science, & sex; he must learn the value of friendship; but most of all he must pass his exams--at any cost. Celebrating the desire to speak & the need to say nothing, The Anatomy School moves from the enforced silence of Martin's Catholic school retreat, through the hilarious tea-and-biscuits repartee of his eccentric elders, to the awkward wit & loose profanity of his two friends--the charismatic Kavanagh & the subversive Blaise Foley. This absorbing, often funny novel reminds us of the high anxieties & deep joys of learning to find a place in the world.MacLaverty, Bernard is the author of 'Anatomy School' with ISBN 9780393050523 and ISBN 0393050521.