"The Story of Lucy Gault . . . once read, will never be forgotten."—The Washington Post Book World
"Trevor was our twentieth century Chekov."—Wall Street Journal
The stunning 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 for England, her mother's home. Lucy cannot bear the thought of leaving Lahardane, their country house with its beautiful land and nearby beach, and a dog she has befriended. On the day before they are to leave, Lucy runs away, hoping to convince her parents to stay. Instead, she sets off a series of tragic misunderstandings that affect all of Lahardane's inhabitants for the rest of their lives.
In this brilliant, subtle, and moving story of love, guilt, and forgiveness, William Trevor has written a novel that stands among the best literature in the English language.
"A perfect Irish ballad in prose: sad, fateful and impossible to get out of your head." - San Francisco Chronicle
