num_pages: 256
description: In these twelve stories, a waiter divulges a shocking life of crime to his ex-wife; a woman repeats the story of her parents’ unstable marriage after a horrible tragedy; a schoolgirl regrets gossiping about the cuckolded man who tutors her; and, in the volume’s title story, a middle-aged accountant offers his reasons for ending a love affair. At the heart of this ... collection is Trevor’s characteristic tenderness and unflinching eye for both the humanizing and dehumanizing aspects of modern urban and rural life.
language: English
title: A Bit on the Side:  Stories
titlecomplete: A Bit on the Side:  Stories
genres: Ireland, Irish Literature, Adult, 21st Century, Short Stories, Short Story Collection, Audiobook, Literature, Literary Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 1090
publisher: Penguin Books