William Trevor's astonishing range as a writer--his humor, subtlety, and compassionate grasp of human behavior--is fully demonstrated in these two short novels. In Reading Turgenev, a lonely country girl escapes her loveless marriage in the arms of a bookish young man. In My House in Umbria, a former madam befriends the other survivors of a terrorist bombing with surprising results. Nominated for the Booker Award.
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William Trevor's astonishing range as a writer--his humor, subtlety, and compassionate grasp of human behavior--is fully demonstrated in these two short novels. In Reading Turgenev, a lonely country girl escapes her loveless marriage in the arms of a bookish young man. In My House in Umbria, a former madam befriends the other survivors of a terrorist bombing with surprising results. Nominated for the Booker Award.
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These two novellas are shaped by this brilliant writer so that the reader is immersed in what is being said, not on how it is being said. I.e. one does not edit Trevor: his words are perfectly fitted to the picture he's projecting, his voice is gentle & elegantly persuasive so that you absolutely do know what he's saying - even when his idea is a totally new one to the reader (which can be quite often in Trevor.) I am always glad I'm reading Trevor. I'm always sorry the story ends but I am delighted with the train of thoughts it has left me with.
