Last Stories Av William Trevor

<p><b>''What a writer he was; he could flip over a sentence so gently, and showthe underbelly in a heartbeat. His work is always quietly compassionate''</b> Elizabeth Strout<br><br>In this final collection of ten exquisite, perceptive and profound stories, William Trevor probes into the depths of the human spirit. Here we encounter a tutor and his pupil, whose lives are thrown into turmoil when they meet again years later; a young girl who discovers the mother she believed dead is alive and well; and a piano-teacher who accepts her pupil''s theft in exchange for his beautiful music. These gorgeous stories - the last that Trevor wrote before his death - affirm his place as one of the world''s greatest storytellers.<br><b><br>''Trevor is a master of both language and storytelling''</b> Hilary Mantel<br><br><b>''He is one of the great short-story writers, at his best the equal of Chekhov''</b> John Banville<br><br><b>''The greatest living writer of short stories in the English language''</b> <i>New Yorker</i></p>