Description
A luminous collection of twelve stories, this book turns on the quiet shocks that ripple through families, friendships, and marriages when pride, resentment, and longing are tested. Across varied settings and voices—from a blind piano tuner wrestling with distorted recollections to a woman confronting the emotional afterlife of a past relationship—characters are drawn into moral dilemmas and private reckonings that reveal how love can curdle into bitterness. With William Trevor’s signature precision and compassion, the stories examine the lengths people will go to protect appearances, the cost of miscommunication, and the ways time reshapes both guilt and desire. Elegantly controlled yet deeply affecting, it’s a masterclass in human complexity, where every “after” is earned by what came before.
Available Editions
paperback
Viking
Published Jan 1, 1996
212 pages
ISBN: 0670870072
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Details
First Published
1995
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for After Rain by William Trevor.