Three Early Novels

The Old Boys;the Boarding House;the Love Department

William Trevor

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Penguin Books Ltd
26 April 2001

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

"William Trevor'sLast Storiesis forthcoming from Viking.

Three novels by ""a master craftsman and a deep creative talent.""-The Times (London)

In his first novel, The Old Boys, a group of septuagenarians revive schoolboy conflicts in the election of the President of the Association. Now, however, the men possess a fiercer understanding of the things in life that matter-power, revenge, hatred, love, and the failure of love-and intrigue and deceit result.

In The Boarding House, William Wagner Bird takes in boarders whom society would never miss-if it ever noticed they were around. With these misfits, Bird creates a world where people are identified by their quirks rather than by their character. Then he makes a fatal mistake- He dies.

From the offices of The Love Department, Lady Dolores cures the heartaches of the lonely wives of Wimbledon with inimitable flourish and finesse. When the newest protege, Edward Blakeston-Smith, is sent on a mission-to learn the secrets of seductive, scheming Septimus Tuam and stop him in his tracks-he learns about love and its friends and enemies.

In these early novels, one of the acclaimed masters of twentieth-century fiction created the dark landscape and compassionate characters that have become hallmarks of his extraordinary career.

""One of the very best writers of our era.""-The Washington Post Book World

""Mr. Trevor's sheer intensity of entry into the lives of his people . . . proceeds to uncover new layers of yearning and pain, new angles of vision and credible thought.""-The New York Times Book Review"

By: William Trevor
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 438g
ISBN: 9780140284188
ISBN 10: 0140284184
Pages: 672
Publication Date: 26 April 2001
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print

William Trevorwas born in Mitchelstown, County Cork, and spent his childhood in provincial Ireland. He studied at Trinity College, Dublin. Heis the author of twenty-nine books, includingFelicia's Journey, which won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award and was made into a motion picture, andThe Story of Lucy Gault,which was shortlisted for both the Man Booker Prize and the Whitbread Fiction Prize.In 1996 he was the recipient of the Lannan Award for Fiction. In 2001, he won the Irish Times Literature Prize for fiction. Two of his books were chosen byThe New York Timesas best books of the year, and his short stories appeared regularly inThe New Yorker. In 1997, he was named Honorary Commander of the British Empire.