{"product_id":"a-bit-on-the-side-paperback","title":"A Bit on the Side - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Trevor's \u003ci\u003eLast Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is forthcoming from Viking.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Trevor's stunning new collection of stories displays this renowned craftsman at the peak of his powers. A middle-aged couple meet in a theatre bar for a squalid blind date; a disappointed priest fears an innocent young girl may run away from home; two self-certain sisters visit a newly widowed local woman. From these slender moments Trevor creates whole lives, conjuring up characters marked by bitterness and loss. William Trevor's graceful prose is a wonder in itself, and as convincing when inhabiting the mind of a school lunchmaid, an adulterous Irish country librarian or a murderer on the London streets. And as is always the case with William Trevor, venom and tragedy are never far from the still surface of the stories. \u003cbr\u003eThese stories, many of which first appeared in \"The New Yorker, are small masterpieces of observation from one of the most highly acclaimed and beloved writers of the century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51374404665567,"sku":"9780143035916","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/av-ABRBDB-9780143035916.webp?v=1789178918","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/a-bit-on-the-side-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}