Walking the Dog And Other Stories [Paperback]

This long-awaited new collection from the noted Irish writer Bernard MacLaverty examines worlds in collision, relationships fragmenting, innocence coming face to face with real life and real death. A Catholic schoolboy playing football has a theological debate with a Protestant policeman; a chess game in Spain is a catalyst for grief and redemption; in the haunting title story a Belfast man out walking his dog is kidnapped at gunpoint.A consummate storyteller, he reveals the turbulence beneath the deceptive stillness of life. . . . Highly recommended.A rich collection of short stories by one of Ireland's contemporary literary masters.