Bibliograph

Three early novels, the old boys, the boarding house, the love department, William Trevor

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Three early novels, the old boys, the boarding house, the love department, William Trevor

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Three early novels

Responsibility statement

William Trevor

Review

"In William Trevor's first novel, The Old Boys, a group of septuagenarians revive schoolboy conflicts in the election of the President of the Association. Now, however, the men possess a fiercer understanding of the things in life that matter - power, revenge, hatred, love, and the failure of love - and intrigue and deceit result."

Sub title

the old boys, the boarding house, the love department

Summary

"In The Boarding-House, William Wagner Bird takes in boarders whom society would never miss - if it ever noticed they were around. With these misfits, Bird creates a world where people are identified by their quirks rather than by their character. Then he makes a fatal mistake: he dies.""From the offices of The Love Department, Lady Dolores cures the heartaches of the lonely wives of Wimbledon with inimitable flourish and finesse. When her newest protege, Edward Blakeston-Smith, is sent on a mission - to learn the secrets of seductive, scheming Septimus Tuam and stop him in his tracks - he learns about love and its friends and enemies."--BOOK JACKET

Table Of Contents

Old boys, Boarding house, Love department

Classification