"The Story of Lucy Gault . . . once read, will never be
forgotten."--The Washington Post Book World
"Trevor was our twentieth century Chekov."--Wall Street Journal
The stunning novel from highly acclaimed author William Trevor is a
brilliant, subtle, and moving story of love, guilt, and forgiveness. The
Gault family leads a life of privilege in early 1920s Ireland, but the
threat of violence leads the parents of nine-year-old Lucy to decide to
leave for England, her mother's home. Lucy cannot bear the thought of
leaving Lahardane, their country house with its beautiful land and
nearby beach, and a dog she has befriended. On the day before they are
to leave, Lucy runs away, hoping to convince her parents to stay.
Instead, she sets off a series of tragic misunderstandings that affect
all of Lahardane's inhabitants for the rest of their lives.