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A Bit on the Side - Twelve remarkable stories by the master storyteller William Trevor

''Compassionate, poignant, even heart-rending. Almost perfect works of art by perhaps the greatest short story writer now working in English'' Sunday Independent

William Trevor is truly a Chekhov for our age. In these twelve stories, a waiter divulges a shocking life of crime to his ex-wife; a woman repeats the story of her parents'' unstable marriage after a horrible tragedy; a schoolgirl regrets gossiping about the cuckolded man who tutors her; and, in the volume''s title story, a middle-aged accountant offers his reasons for ending a love affair. At the heart of this stunning collection is Trevor''s characteristic tenderness and unflinching eye for both the humanizing and dehumanizing aspects of modern urban and rural life.

If you enjoyed The Story of Lucy Gault and Love and Summer, you will love this book. It will also be adored by readers of Co

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 5/5/2005 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780141017099, 978-0141017099
      ISBN10: 0141017090
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A Bit on the Side - Twelve remarkable stories by the master storyteller William Trevor

      ''Compassionate, poignant, even heart-rending. Almost perfect works of art by perhaps the greatest short story writer now working in English'' Sunday Independent

      William Trevor is truly a Chekhov for our age. In these twelve stories, a waiter divulges a shocking life of crime to his ex-wife; a woman repeats the story of her parents'' unstable marriage after a horrible tragedy; a schoolgirl regrets gossiping about the cuckolded man who tutors her; and, in the volume''s title story, a middle-aged accountant offers his reasons for ending a love affair. At the heart of this stunning collection is Trevor''s characteristic tenderness and unflinching eye for both the humanizing and dehumanizing aspects of modern urban and rural life.

      If you enjoyed The Story of Lucy Gault and Love and Summer, you will love this book. It will also be adored by readers of Co

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