The Silence in the Garden by William Trevor
Set in Carriglas, County Cork, this book tells of Sarah Pollexfen, who becomes a governess to the Rolleston family at the beginning of this century. Two wars later, she dies in the house that was once so magical for her. How and why that magic becomes tarnished is the main theme of the novel.
William Trevor was born in Mitchelstown, County Cork. He has written many novels, and has won many prizes including the Hawthornden Prize, the Yorkshire Post Book of the Year Award, and the Whitbread Book of the Year Award. His most recent novel Love and Summer was longlisted for the Booker Prize. He is also a renowned writer of short stories, and his two-volume Collected Stories was published by Viking Penguin in 2009. In 1999 William Trevor received the prestigious David Cohen Literature Prize in recognition of a lifetime's literary achievement, and in 2002 he was knighted for his services to literature.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780370312187 |
| ISBN 10 | 037031218X |
| Title | The Silence in the Garden |
| Author | William Trevor |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 1988-06-02 |
| Number of pages | 204 |
| Prizes | Winner of Yorkshire Post Book of the Year 1988 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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