A Bit On The Side Av William Trevor

<p><i>A Bit on the Side</i> - Twelve remarkable stories by the master storyteller William Trevor<br><br>''Compassionate, poignant, even heart-rending. Almost perfect works of art by perhaps the greatest short story writer now working in English'' <i>Sunday Independent</i><br><br>William Trevor is truly a Chekhov for our age. In these twelve stories, a waiter divulges a shocking life of crime to his ex-wife; a woman repeats the story of her parents'' unstable marriage after a horrible tragedy; a schoolgirl regrets gossiping about the cuckolded man who tutors her; and, in the volume''s title story, a middle-aged accountant offers his reasons for ending a love affair. At the heart of this stunning collection is Trevor''s characteristic tenderness and unflinching eye for both the humanizing and dehumanizing aspects of modern urban and rural life.<br><br>If you enjoyed <i>The Story of Lucy Gault</i> and <i>Love and Summer</i>, you will love this book. It will also be adored by readers of Co