The inimitable William Trevor returns with a story of suspicion, guilt, forbidden love and the possibility of starting over.
It s summer, and nothing much is happening in Rathmoye. So it doesn t go unnoticed when a dark-haired stranger begins photographing the mourners at Mrs. Connulty s funeral. Florian Kilderry couldn t know that the Connultys were said to own half the town. But Miss Connulty resolves to keep an eye on Florian ... and she becomes a witness to the ensuing events. In a characteristically masterful way, Trevor evokes the passions and frustrations in an Irish town during one long summer.
About the Author
William Trevor has won the Hawthornden Prize and he is a four-time nominee for the Man Booker Prize. He received the David Cohen Literature Prize recognizing a lifetime s literary achievement, and he was knighted for his services to literature. Born in Michelstown, County Cork, he now lives in Devon. --This text refers to the hardcover edition.
Review
"Trevor is fantastically effective at foreboding; he can make a reader squirm just by withholding the next bit of some long-past anterior action he's been recounting. . . . Love and Summer, the latest item from his venerable suitcase, is a thrilling work of art."
— Thomas Mallon, The New York Times
"Marvellously written, consummately plotted. . . . One of the joys of Love and Summer is the perfection of its Irish geography and the wealth of emotions attached to it. . . . As brief and beautiful as summer itself, it is a book to be read and reread, as perfect a thing as our blemished world can offer
— The Globe and Mail
"A triumph of style and content."
— The Herald
"Love and Summer is so exquisite I had to pace myself reading it, so it wouldn't end too soon."
— Belfast Telegraph --This text refers to the hardcover edition.
Product details
- Publisher : Viking; Later Printing edition (January 1, 2010)
- Language : English
- ISBN-10 : 0141042192
- ISBN-13 : 978-0141042190
- Item Weight : 5.6 ounces
- Dimensions : 7.8 x 0.55 x 5.08 inches
