Instead, her actions begin the unravelling of her family when they find two bits of her clothing and conclude she has thrown herself into the sea. So she runs away into the nearby woods to convince her parents to stay. Lucy cannot bear the thought of leaving Lahardane’s beautiful pastureland, the seashore below pale clay cliffs, and the nameless dog that has become her companion. Lucy Gault is nine when her parents are faced with the agonizing decision to flee Ireland to be safe from the violence that privilege and Lucy’s English mother have brought upon them - or to stay in their home and risk losing it to the threat of arson. William Trevor is beloved around the world as one of the finest writers today - and with just cause: his new novel is a masterpiece of love and loss, and lives suspended in time. Because the haunting story of Lucy Gault will not fail to capture you with its mystery, its compassion, and the beauty of its writing.” - Louise Dennys, Executive Publisher, Knopf Canada “Dear Readers and Booksellers: If you have not yet experienced the great pleasure of a story by William Trevor, I urge you to read this new novel, and to set it in pride of place in your stores.
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