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A Bit on the Side

By William Trevor

By William Trevor

By William Trevor

By William Trevor

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Sep 27, 2005 | ISBN 9780143035916

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Sep 27, 2005 | ISBN 9781101127179

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    About A Bit on the Side

    William Trevor’s Last Stories is forthcoming from Viking.

    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.

    About A Bit on the Side

    William Trevor’s Last Stories is forthcoming from Viking.

    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.

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    Also by William Trevor

    Last Stories
    Two Lives
    Selected Stories
    Love and Summer
    Cheating at Canasta
    See all books by William Trevor

    About William Trevor

    William Trevor was born in Mitchelstown, County Cork, and spent his childhood in provincial Ireland. He studied at Trinity College, Dublin. He has written many novels and short story collections and has won many prizes, including the Hawthornden Prize and… More about William Trevor

    About William Trevor

    William Trevor was born in Mitchelstown, County Cork, and spent his childhood in provincial Ireland. He studied at Trinity College, Dublin. He has written many novels and short story collections and has won many prizes, including the Hawthornden Prize and… More about William Trevor

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $15.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Sep 27, 2005 | 256 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780143035916

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Sep 27, 2005 | 256 Pages | ISBN 9781101127179
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    Praise

    “Every story here is a model example of just how much a great writer can reveal in a short space.” —Newsweek

    “A Bit on the Side is a wonderful book… William Trevor really is the best short story writer alive.” —Michael Dirda, The Washington Post

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