The Story of Lucy Gault
Synopsis
This haunting story of love, loss and hope captures the atmosphere of a country in turmoil and the heart-rending emotions of a family torn apart. The tragedy that unfolds when the Gault family come to follow their neighbours into exile is one that will blight them for many years to come.
Author Biography
William Trevor was born in 1928, County Cork, and spent his childhood in provincial Ireland. He has been shortlisted three times for the Booker Prize, in 1976 with his novel The Children of Dynmouth, in 1991 with Reading Turgenev and in 2002 with The Story of Lucy Gault. He has written many novels and was awarded an honorary CBE in recognition of his valuable services to literature in 1977. In 1999 he received the prestigious David Cohen British Literature Prize in recognition of a lifetime’s literary achievements. He attended Trinity College, Dublin, and is a member of the Irish Academy of Letters.
