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    <![CDATA[It's summer and nothing much is happening in Rathmoye. So it doesn't go unnoticed when a dark-haired stranger appears on his bicycle and begins photographing the mourners at Mrs. Connulty's funeral. Florian Kilderry couldn't know that the Connultys are said to own half the town: he has only come to Rathmoye to photograph the scorched remains of its burnt- out cinema.<br/><br/> A few miles out in the country, Dillahan, a farmer and a decent man, has married again: Ellie is the young convent girl who came to work for him when he was widowed. Ellie leads a quiet, routine life, often alone while Dillahan runs the farm. <br/><br/> Florian is planning to leave Ireland and start over. Ellie is settled in her new role as Dillahan's wife. But Florian's visit to Rathmoye introduces him to Ellie, and a dangerously reckless attachment begins.<br/><br/> In a characteristically masterly way Trevor evokes the passions and frustrations felt by Ellie and Florian, and by the people of a small Irish town during one long summer. <br/><br/>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Whenever I pick up a new book by William Trevor, whether it’s a novel or a collection of short stories, I have to admit, I’m prejudiced.  William Trevor is my favorite author.  I know I’m bound to love whatever he writes.  And, I loved his newest book, the 2009 Booker longlisted novel <em>Love and...</em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72406799">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Oh this book was so beautiful and so sad.  William Trevor remains one of my favorites and always leaves me feeling like I'm going to weep.  His stories--this one as well--expose the tragedies, heartbreaks, betrayals, deep sadness that affect the lives of each of his characters.  He tells his stories...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79748655">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I was surprised that this book made the Booker long list and I do have to say I've not read any William Trevor before so I can't compare it. However, the book was dull and the story not very original. I think Colm Toibin's treatment of a not totally dissimilar subject was far superior.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[William Trevor writes as smooth as Irish whisky going down. He writes about the lives of people living in Rathmoye, Ireland. Each character's is slowly revealed until the reader is captured with no way of getting loose. This is a book that you read slowly and savor.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[After The Story of Lucy Gault, I felt very disappointed in this book.  Everybody lives unhappily ever after, just the same, but it is not a true tragedy, because they deserve it.]]></body>
    
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