The Hill Bachelors
by Trevor, William
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0676973299
- ISBN 13
- 9780676973297
- Seller
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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
Twelve stories, set mostly in Ireland: eloquent, subtle, and brilliantly crafted. Trevor writes with understatement and precision about the lonely and the sad, about those who have something to hide and those who barely have control over their lives.
Synopsis
His first collection since the bestselling After Rain , William Trevor's The Hill Bachelors is a heartbreaking book about men and women and their missed opportunities: four people live in a suburban house, frozen in a conspiracy of silence that prevents love's consummation; a nine-year-old dreams that a part in a movie will heal her fragmented family life; a brother and sister forge a new life amid the chaos of Ireland after the Rebellion; and in the title story, a young man chooses between his longtime love and a life of solitude on the family farm. These beautifully rendered tales reveal Trevor's compassion for the human condition and confirm once again his position as one of the premier writers of the short story.
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- Bookseller
- Post Horizon Booksellers (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 046852
- Title
- The Hill Bachelors
- Author
- Trevor, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Canadian Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0676973299
- ISBN 13
- 9780676973297
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf Canada
- Place of Publication
- Mississauga, ON, Canada
- Date Published
- 2000
- Pages
- 224
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- Short stories, English. Trevor, William, 1928-2016. NOISBN Short Stories (single author)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Short Stories;
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