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Cheating at Canasta
by Trevor, William
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- Hardcover
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- Fine, 1st edition, pristine.
- ISBN 10
- 0670917265
- ISBN 13
- 9780670917266
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About This Item
London: Penguin Viking, 2003. 1st. hardback. Fine, 1st edition, pristine.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). No matter what,' Julia had said, aware then of what was coming, 'let's always play cards.' And they did; for even with her memory gone, a little more of it each day _ her children taken, her house, her flowerbeds, belongings, clothes _ their games in the communal drawing room were a reality her affliction allowed. 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 new collection, his first since the highly acclaimed A Bit on the Side (2004), 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.
Synopsis
A new collection from ?the greatest living writer of short stories in the English language? ( The New Yorker ) The publication of a new book by William Trevor is a true literary event. 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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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132218
- Title
- Cheating at Canasta
- Author
- Trevor, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine, 1st edition, pristine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0670917265
- ISBN 13
- 9780670917266
- Publisher
- Penguin Viking
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2003
- Pages
- 232
- Keywords
- 1st, fiction, short stories, William Trevor
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- X weight
- 0.43 g
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9\"\" x 6\"\")
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