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The Story of Lucy Gault
- Author
- William Trevor
- Narrator
- Terry Donnelly
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 5 March 2010
- Run Time
- 8 hours 34 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
WINNER: Man Booker Prize for Fiction • New York Times Notable Book
“The Story of Lucy Gault … once read, will never be forgotten.”—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 mother’s 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 Lahardane’s inhabitants for the rest of their lives.
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Details
- Author
- William Trevor
- Narrator
- Terry Donnelly
- Duration
- 8 hours 34 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 March 2010
- ISBN
- 9781449814625
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary
Synopsis
WINNER: Man Booker Prize for Fiction • New York Times Notable Book  “The Story of Lucy Gault … once read, will never be forgotten.”—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 mother’s 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 Lahardane’s inhabitants for the rest of their lives. 
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