This week, we are joined from Down Under by veteran book blogger Kim Forrester to discuss our 2024 summer read, William Trevor’s The Story Of Lucy Gault. We discuss this heartbreaking, beautiful book, chat about William Trevor’s other works and make some recommendations (and plans) about where to go next. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did—and we’d love to hear your thoughts on the book, the author, and what you plan to read next!
Shownotes
Books
Go Tell It on the Mountain, by James Baldwin
Giovanni’s Room, by James Baldwin
The Story of Lucy Gault, by William Trevor
My Friends, by Hisham Matar
Stone Yard Devotional, by Charlotte Wood
The Warden, by Anthony Trollope
Barchester Towers, by Anthony Trollope
Time of the Flies, by Claudia Piñeiro, translated by Frances Riddle
Elena Knows, by Claudia Piñeiro, translated by Frances Riddle
A Little Luck, by Claudia Piñeiro, translated by Frances Riddle
“The Piano Tuner’s Wives,” by William Trevor
Love in Summer, by William Trevor
Reinhardt’s Garden, by Mark Haber
The Silence in the Garden, by William Trevor
Fools of Fortune, by William Trevor
Felicia’s Journey, by William Trevor
Two Lives, by William Trevor
Last Stories, by William Trevor
“The Dressmaker’s Child,” by William Trevor
The Book of Evidence, by John Banville
The Sea, by John Banville
A Death in Summer, by Benjamin Black
Death in Summer, by William Trevor
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Episode 87: The Story of Lucy Gault