description: William Trevor's astonishing range as a writer--his humor, subtlety, and compassionate grasp of human behavior--is fully demonstrated in these two short novels. In Reading Turgenev, a lonely country girl escapes her loveless marriage in the arms of a bookish young man. In My House in Umbria, a former madam befriends the other survivors of a terrorist bombing with surprising results. Nominated for the Booker Award.
language: English
title: Two Lives: Reading Turgenev / My House in Umbria
titlecomplete: Two Lives: Reading Turgenev / My House in Umbria
genres: 20th Century, Ireland, Short Stories, Novella, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Italy, Irish Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 917
publisher: Little Brown Uk