{"product_id":"a-bit-on-the-side-william-trevor-9780143035916","title":"A Bit on the Side","description":"\u003cb\u003eWilliam Trevor's \u003ci\u003eLast Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is forthcoming from Viking.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these twelve stories, a waiter divulges a shocking life of crime to his ex-wife; a woman repeats the story of her parents' unstable marriage after a horrible tragedy; a schoolgirl regrets gossiping about the cuckolded man who tutors her; and, in the volume's title story, a middle-aged accountant offers his reasons for ending a love affair. At the heart of this stunning collection is Trevor's characteristic tenderness and unflinching eye for both the humanizing and dehumanizing aspects of modern urban and rural life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Trevor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143035916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143035916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.74h x 5.08w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2005 pg. 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/06\/2005 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/17\/2005 pg. 38","brand":"William Trevor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44321603518719,"sku":"9780143035916","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6c45401d-36e7-42eb-b373-684be9ada69a.jpg?v=1696331745","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-bit-on-the-side-william-trevor-9780143035916","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}