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Geraldine Mc Cormick 
United Kingdom
Hi I live in Atlantic Ave and work in Holy family
school Belfast. We are trying to find famous
people who went to the school as this is it's
centenary year so trying to update our webpage.
I know Bernard lived in this street but don't know
if he attended the school. Could you please
confirm if he did or not, would be greatly
appreciated. Thanks Geraldin mc Cormick
Tue, 21 May , 2013
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Roisin
Glasgow
Hi there,
I'm an English tutor here in Glasgow and I am currently helping students with extra preparation for their Standard Grade and Higher exams. 'Secrets' is one of the short stories a student of mine is studying and we are both really enjoying both reading and analysing it. Fingers crossed a question comes up in the exam on feelings of betrayal, rejection or a relationship between two characters!
Thanks for making it that bit easier to inspire and excite young people about literature and creative writing. And thanks for making my job even more enjoyable!
Mon, 13 May , 2013
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 Roisin,
Good of you to say so. All the best
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R.
Moscow&whereabouts
Dear Mr. MacLaverty,
I am enjoying Matters... at the moment. Special thanks for Chekhov in The Clinic!
When is the next book coming? :-)
I am translating some of your stories into Russian. Can I have your permission for putting them on the Internet?
Ruzanna
Thu, 28 Mar , 2013
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Ruzanna,
Good to hear from you. You should be hearing from my agent soon about putting material on the internet.
Next book of mine will be a Collected Short Stories in November 2013.
All the best
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Claudia Carina Arend
Germany
Dear Bernard Mac Laverty, maybe you remember me. We met in Edinburgh at your presentation of Grace Notes. I was a student of English and Music. Now I am professional conductor and thank you for your book with your signature. Claudia Carina Arend
Fri, 22 Mar , 2013
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Congratulations, Claudia.
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Caroline Bloch
Oslo Norway
Hello i would like to order the CAL BRICK WALL poster (the one with writing on it, no photo)
How do i do it?
How much are they?
Thu, 14 Mar , 2013
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Caroline,
Sorry, I can't help. The poster you speak of is 30 years old. I don't even have one. I don't know if the company who made the film, Enigma Films, still operates but you could try and track them down. Good luck.
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Lorraine Wilson
Scotland (and Islay!)
I have recently discovered your short stories through an Islay friend. I really enjoyed "Secrets and Other Sories", but am confused. In an interview with the Barcelona Review you commented that Aunt Mary was a spinster due to the fact that she had lost her love in the war and yet here you say "John / Brother Benignus". I must admit my thought was that the two men were one and the same. Can you help?
Fri, 8 Mar , 2013
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Lorraine,
Thanks for writing from Islay - a place of many memories for me.
I'm not sure I fully understand your difficulty. John and Brother Benignus are one and the same person. (People who join religious orders take another name and a vow of chasity) Aunt Mary is a spinster because of both the war and religion.
Hope this helps
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Gene Hunter
Canada
I'm currently hiding from the winter in South Carolina, where I recently came across a copy of "The Anatomy School". I can't tell you how much I'm enjoying it. It's more than 55 years since I left St. Malachy's,(1955) and the images coming from the pages are as clear to me as events of yesterday. You and I must have been there at the same time, and you obviously met "Beef" (Condor) at the top of the avenue just like I did. I will be searching for copies of your other books when I return home. (Please excuse the grammar, but I fell well below the expectations of the college by becoming an engineer, a profession where good grammar is considered suspicious.)
Sat, 2 Mar , 2013
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Gene, good to hear from you. I went to St Malachy's in 1953, I think, and left in 1959. I did an extra year as Martin Brennan does in 'The Anatomy School'. Your engineer's relationship to grammar reminds me of a saying, 'At an Irish dinner party anyone who does not contribute to the conversation is thought to be devious.'
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Claire Kelly
United Kingdom
Hi Bernard - just wanted to wish you a Happy
Christmas from all the staff and students in the
English Dept at south eastern regional college in
Bangor Co Down. We are all still buzzing about
your visit to the college at the start of term as
part of the Aspects Festival. Thank you for being
such an enthusiastic and inspirational visitor.
Great craic!
Thu, 20 Dec , 2012
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And the same back to you and all your students.
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Suzie Gallagher
Ireland
An excerpt from Lamb is being used at
http://thewritepractice.com/ tomorrow as part of a
series called words on wednesdays. This US based
site is for blocked writers and I contribute from
Ireland regularly and the "Words" thing is my gig.
Tue, 18 Dec , 2012
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Thanks for that.
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Richard Fedorko
Glasgow
Thank you for speaking out on behalf of learning disabled adults in Glasgow, following the proposed closure of vital resources here.
Mon, 17 Dec , 2012
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