The Hill Bachelors (Paperback, New Ed)

William Trevor

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A collection of new stories from one of the finest writers of his day. Many of these tales are set in Trevor's native Ireland and deal with ordinary people struggling to make their way in the world: a father vainly hopes for his daughter to marry; a son returns home for his father's funeral but finds himself the reluctant inheritor of the family farm. Trevor writes with poignancy and precision and with an eye for detail that ensures each story hits its mark. Even those who ordinarily prefer novels to short stories should read this master exponent of the form. (Kirkus UK)

William Trevor's new collection of stories is his first since the highly acclaimed After Rain. It contains a dozen new stories, mostly set in Ireland, that show Trevor at the height of his powers. With understatement and precision he writes about the lonely and the sad, about those that barely have control over their lives and those who have something to hide. In 'Three People' a father waits for the proposal for his daughter that will never come; in 'Against the Odds', a con-woman has business that takes her all across the Six Counties; and in the poignant title-story, a youngest son returns home for his father's funeral and stays to run the farm.

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Imprint:	Penguin Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2001
First published:	July 2001
Authors:	William Trevor
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	256
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-029469-9
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Fiction > Special features > Short stories Promotions
LSN:	0-14-029469-4
Barcode:	9780140294699