A Bit On The Side (2010)

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William Trevor

10/15/2010
Overview
William Trevor’s stunning new collection of stories displays this renowned craftsman at the peak of his powers. A middle-aged couple meet in a theatre bar for a squalid blind date; a disappointed priest fears an innocent young girl may run away from home; two self-certain sisters visit a newly widowed local woman. From these slender moments Trevor creates whole lives, conjuring up characters marked by bitterness and loss. William Trevor’s graceful prose is a wonder in itself, and as convincing when inhabiting the mind of a school lunchmaid, an adulterous Irish country librarian or a murderer on the London streets. And as is always the case with William Trevor, venom and tragedy are never far from the still surface of the stories.<br><br>These stories, many of which first appeared in <i>The New Yorker</i>, are small masterpieces of observation from one of the most highly acclaimed and beloved writers of the century.
Original Language

English

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