Cal is about a young man named Cal who is a catholic living in a protestant community. The novel shows the dangers of his everyday life. He also has had work with an Irish Republican terrorist group who fight against groups of Protestants such as the UVF and other protest and Northern Irish groups. The only way he can escape this, is his love for Marcella. A librarian who has Italian backgrounds the only thing stopping the two of them being together is the fact that Cal was involved in the shooting of Marcella’s husband, It is this guilt which Cal has that keeps them apart he wants to tell her but he is afraid that she will not want to carry on their friendship any longer. In the end Cal is caught for what he has done to Marcella’s husband and put in jail. Cal has many things to be afraid of. One of the first is the fear of walking home knowing that some

One of Cal’s greatest fear in the book is the British Army and if they would ever catch him for what he done to Marcella’s husband Robert this is shown when they finally catch him in the end and he just stands there ready to be taking away.

I found this book very interesting when I read it, I liked it because the author writes the book so it puts a really good picture in your head of what is happening. I liked the bits when they rob the stores and do shootings it is very detailed writing and makes you want to read on to see if they are successful in their job. Overall I liked the novel and though it had a good visual impact on me it set a scene in my head.

He also shows true love for her when she is eating with him and it says that “Her every move hypnotises him” and he also sits and stares at her for long periods of time when she is talking to him this is shown when it says “He stares at her, moving his eyes to what he could see off her over the counter.”

One more of Cal’s fears is the Ulstermen and their death threats especially whe

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British Army, OK” Cal, Northern Irish, MacLaverty Cal, Love Fear, , Irish Republican, Protestants UVF, marcella’s husband, everyday life, cal caught, love marcella, cal’s fear, death threats,