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AFTER RAIN
William Trevor
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Description for AFTER RAIN
Paperback. Here we encounter a blind piano tuner whose wonderful memories of his first wife are cruelly distorted by his second; a woman in a difficult marriage who must choose between her indignant husband and her closest friend; and two children, survivors of divorce, who mimic their parents' melodramas. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 158.
After Rain - Twelve remarkable stories by the master storyteller William Trevor
'There is no better short story writer in the English-speaking world' Wall Street Journal
In this collection of twelve dazzling, acutely rendered tales, William Trevor plumbs the depths of the human heart. Here we encounter a blind piano tuner whose wonderful memories of his first wife are cruelly distorted by his second; a woman in a difficult marriage who must choose between her indignant husband and her closest friend; two children, survivors of divorce, who mimic their parents' melodramas; and a heartbroken woman traveling alone ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140258349
SKU
V9780140258349
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-19
About William Trevor
William Trevor was born in Mitchelstown, County Cork. He has written many novels, and has won many prizes including the Hawthornden Prize, the Yorkshire Post Book of the Year Award, and the Whitbread Book of the Year Award. His most recent novel Love and Summer was longlisted for the Booker Prize. He is also a renowned writer of short stories, ... Read more
Reviews for AFTER RAIN
"There is no better short story writer in the English-speaking world."—Wall Street Journal "Everyone will have his own list of the best short stories. Mine includes most of Chekhov, one or two by James Joyce, a dozen or more from D. H. Lawrence and
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a healthy selection from William Trevor. This Irish-born, English-domiciled ... Read more
in this same vein
a healthy selection from William Trevor. This Irish-born, English-domiciled ... Read more