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Cheating at canasta

William Trevor

(Penguin books, . Penguin fiction)

Penguin, 2008

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Originally published: [London] : Viking, 2007

Contents of Works
  • The dressmaker's child
  • The room
  • Men of Ireland
  • Cheating at canasta
  • Bravado
  • An afternoon
  • At Olivehill
  • A perfect relationship
  • The children
  • Old flame
  • Faith
  • Folie à deux
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Description

Cheating at Canasta - an outstanding collection of stories by the master storyteller William Trevor 'There is no better short story writer in the English-speaking world' Wall Street Journal ''No matter what,' Julia had said, aware then of what was coming, 'let's always play cards.' And they did; for even with her memory gone, a little more of it each day - her children taken, her house, her flowerbeds, belongings, clothes - their games in the communal drawing room were a reality her affliction allowed.' A husband sits in Harry's Bar in Venice, thinking of his wife - lost to him now - whose plea has brought him back to one of their favourite haunts. On another table, a young couple quarrel. 'Cheating at Canasta' is the title story of William Trevor's collection, his first since the highly acclaimed A Bit on the Side, and its themes of missed opportunities, the inevitability of change and the powerful but fragmentary quality of our memories are entirely characteristic of his unparalleled oeuvre.

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  • NCID
    BA86043907
  • ISBN
    • 9780141032450
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    231 p.
  • Size
    20 cm
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