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One of our finest chroniclers of the human condition, Trevor's precise and unflinching insights into the lives of ordinary people are evidenced once again in this stunning collection of twelve stories. Subtle yet powerful, these exquisitely nuanced tales of regret, deception, adultery, aging, and forgiveness are a rare pleasure, and they confirm Trevor's reputation as a master of the form. From a chance encounter between two childhood friends to memories of a newly widowed man to a family grappling with the sale of ancestral land, Trevor examines with grace and skill the tenuous bonds of our relationships, the strengths that hold us together, and the truths that threaten to separate us.

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Praise for the writing of William Trevor:
"The genius of William Trevor is that he can entice you into his fictional terrain in a handful of pages."
--"Literary Review" (UK)
"Trevor invites comparison with the great masters of the short story. Like Chekhov, he has the power of getting into the skin of ordinary, unspecial, even rather dim people and showing the richness of their inner lives."
--"The Independent on Sunday" (UK)

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a [A] magisterial new collection . . . These stories stay in the mind long after theyare finished.a
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[A] magisterial new collection . . . These stories stay in the mind long after they re finished.
"The New York Times Book Review"
These stories possess an unwavering moral center that is in itself a measure of greatness.
"The Boston Globe"

? [A] magisterial new collection . . . These stories stay in the mind long after they?re finished.?
?"The New York Times Book Review"

? These stories possess an unwavering moral center that is in itself a measure of greatness.?
?"The Boston Globe"

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A husband sits in Harry's Bar in Venice, thinking of his wife - lost to him now - whose plea has brought him back to one of their favourite haunts. On another table, a young couple quarrel. 'Cheating at Canasta' is the title story of William Trevor's collection, his first since the highly acclaimed A Bit on the Side, and its themes of missed opportunities, the inevitability of change and the powerful but fragmentary quality of our memories are entirely characteristic of his unparalleled oeuvre.

'The short story as Trevor writes it, as Chekhov and Hemingway wrote it, is a novel in miniature, with everything omitted except the significant moment' Alan Massie, Scotsman

'Like Rembrandt, Trevor looks long but charitably upon his creations... his understanding of human nature is acute... wise, calmly written stories' Sunday Times

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  • PublisherThorndike Pr
  • Publication date2008
  • ISBN 10 1410404188
  • ISBN 13 9781410404183
  • BindingHardcover
  • Number of pages297
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