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The stunning new novel from highly acclaimed author William Trevor is a brilliant, subtle, and moving story of love, guilt, and forgiveness. The Gault family leads a life of privilege in early 1920s Ireland, but the threat of violence leads the parents of nine-year-old Lucy to decide to leave... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Bridget: Add a description of this character.
- Henry
- Ralph
- Lucy Gault
- Heloise Gault
- Aloysius Sullivan
- Everard Gault
- Mr Aylward
- Paddy Lindon
- Canon Crosbie
- Kitty Teresa
- Mrs Mcbride
- Mary Bartholomew
- Jack
- Lahardane
- Mrs Ryall
- Mr Quirke
- Mr Horahan
- Kildare
- Dr Carney
- Antony
- Domville
- Eileen
- Hannah
Setting & Locations edit
- Enniseala
- Kilauran
- Ireland
- England
- Italy
- Montemarmoreo
- Switzerland
- Bellinzona
- France
- Dublin
- Europe
- India
- Camp
First Sentence edit
Captain Everard Gault wounded the boy in the right shoulder on the night of June the twenty-first, nineteen twenty-one.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 29 of 1272 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Kafka on the Shore, and followed by That They May Face the Rising Sun.
Authors & Contributors edit
- William Trevor (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: August 26, 2003
ISBN: 9780142003312
Page Count: 240
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: August 26, 2003
ISBN: 9780142003312
Page Count: 240
Awards edit
- Man Booker Prize (Finalist, 2002, shortlist)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.914
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