Two Lives by William Trevor
An Irish country girl is trapped in a loveless marriage with an older man, but finds release through secret meetings with a man who shares her passion for Russian novels.
As rich and moving as anything I have read in yearsWhen I reached the end of both of these marvellous novels, I wanted to start right again at the beginning * Guardian *
These novels will endure. And in every beautiful sentence there is not a word out of place -- Anita Brookner * Spectator *
Inquisitive and loving. Trevor's is among the most subtle and sophisticated fiction being written today * New York Review of Books *
A writer at the peak of his powers; it reminds you what good reading is all about * Chicago Sun Times *
Reading Turgenev is one of the most beautiful and memorable things he has written. It stays in your memory -like Turgenev * Independent on Sunday *
He writes like an angel, but is determined to wring your heart. Trevor at his most evocative and haunting * Daily Mail *
These novels will endure. And in every beautiful sentence there is not a word out of place -- Anita Brookner * Spectator *
Inquisitive and loving. Trevor's is among the most subtle and sophisticated fiction being written today * New York Review of Books *
A writer at the peak of his powers; it reminds you what good reading is all about * Chicago Sun Times *
Reading Turgenev is one of the most beautiful and memorable things he has written. It stays in your memory -like Turgenev * Independent on Sunday *
He writes like an angel, but is determined to wring your heart. Trevor at his most evocative and haunting * Daily Mail *
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141044613 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141044616 |
| Title | Two Lives |
| Author | William Trevor |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2010-05-06 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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