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The Silence in the Garden
William Trevor
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Description for The Silence in the Garden
Hardcover. 204pp
Set in Carriglas, County Cork, this book tells of Sarah Pollexfen, who becomes a governess to the Rolleston family at the beginning of this century. Two wars later, she dies in the house that was once so magical for her. How and why that magic becomes tarnished is the main theme of the novel. William Trevor's first novel, "The Old Boys", won the Hawthornden Prize in 1964. Since then he has received other honours for his work including the Royal Society of Literature Award, the Allied Irish Banks Prize for Literature and the Whitbread Prize for fiction. He is a ... Read more
Set in Carriglas, County Cork, this book tells of Sarah Pollexfen, who becomes a governess to the Rolleston family at the beginning of this century. Two wars later, she dies in the house that was once so magical for her. How and why that magic becomes tarnished is the main theme of the novel. William Trevor's first novel, "The Old Boys", won the Hawthornden Prize in 1964. Since then he has received other honours for his work including the Royal Society of Literature Award, the Allied Irish Banks Prize for Literature and the Whitbread Prize for fiction. He is a ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
The Bodley Head Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
1st Edition
Yes
Dustjacket
Yes
Dustjacket Condition
Minor shelf wear
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780370312187
SKU
KHS1003866
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
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