Love and Summer
William Trevor
2010 • Viking
I’m not a very gregarious person; I’m very shy. The very fact that I have difficulty quite often with people is a good thing for me because it seems that I happen to have a very beady eye. I’m very interested in people, in anyone. I’m interested in people in shops, people I don’t know at all, or on the street. I make up disgraceful stories about them just by guessing. And that’s how it works.
— William Trevor
Love and Summer
William Trevor
2010 • Viking
I’m not a very gregarious person; I’m very shy. The very fact that I have difficulty quite often with people is a good thing for me because it seems that I happen to have a very beady eye. I’m very interested in people, in anyone. I’m interested in people in shops, people I don’t know at all, or on the street. I make up disgraceful stories about them just by guessing. And that’s how it works.
— William Trevor
Description
Love and Summer is William Trevor’s 18th novel. He has also written numerous short stories, several plays, a children’s book, and two works of non-fiction.
Excerpts
Interviews
- The Guardian: 'A Life in Books' - Interview with William Trevor
- The Paris Review: 'William Trevor, The Art of Fiction No. 108'
- Estudios Irlandeses: Talking with William Trevor - ‘It All Comes Naturally Now’
- Irish America: 'William Trevor - A Sculptor of Words'
- The New York Times: 'Stories Keep Coming to a Late-Blooming Writer'
Prizes & Awards
Reviews
- Sebastian Barry, The Guardian
- Nick Delbanco, LA Times
- John Self, Asylum
- Susan Hill, The Spectator
- Judith Shulevitz, Slate
- Michael Arditti, The Daily Mail
- Melissa Katsoulis, The Observer
Audio
- ABC: William Trevor's Love and Summer (Review)
- BBC: Desert Island Discs - William Trevor
- BBC: The John Tusa Interviews - William Trevor
- BBC: A Good Read - Love and Summer
Video
- 92nd Street Y: William Trevor - 92Y Readings
- The British Academy: William Trevor - Revaluations. A Panel Discussion at the British Academy
- Charleston Trust: Diane Reich Interviews William Trevor
