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The Hill Bachelors
William Trevor
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Description for The Hill Bachelors
Hardcover. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a fine copy
William Trevor's new collection of stories is his first since the highly acclaimed AFTER RAIN. It contains a dozen new stories, mostly set in Ireland, that show Trevor at the height of his powers. With understatement and precision he writes about the lonely and the sad, about those that barely have control over their lives and those who have something to hide. In 'Three People' a father waits for the proposal for his daughter that will never come; in 'Against the Odds', a con-woman has businessthat takes her all across the Six Counties; and in the poignant title-story, a youngest ... Read more
William Trevor's new collection of stories is his first since the highly acclaimed AFTER RAIN. It contains a dozen new stories, mostly set in Ireland, that show Trevor at the height of his powers. With understatement and precision he writes about the lonely and the sad, about those that barely have control over their lives and those who have something to hide. In 'Three People' a father waits for the proposal for his daughter that will never come; in 'Against the Odds', a con-woman has businessthat takes her all across the Six Counties; and in the poignant title-story, a youngest ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Viking
Condition
Used, Very Good
1st Edition
Yes
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780670892563
SKU
KSG0027429
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About William Trevor
William Trevor was born in County Cork in 1928 and spent his childhood in various provincial Irish towns. He went to Trinity College, Dublin and then to England in 1953. He now lives in Devon. In 1977 William Trevor received an honorary CBE in recognition of his services to literature, and in 1998 he was awarded the prestigious David Cohen ... Read more
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