The Story Of Lucy Gault

The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor 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
mothers 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 Lahardanes
inhabitants for the rest of their lives.