cover image The News from Ireland: And Other Stories

The News from Ireland: And Other Stories

William Trevor. Penguin Books, $6.95 (288pp) ISBN 978-0-14-008857-1

Set in London, Venice, Florence and rural Ireland, these 12 tales depict ordinary people in mundane situations. PW observed that ""the author's insight into the human condition, coupled with his clean, spare prose, makes these characters and their predicaments vibrant and memorable.'' (October)