Fools of Fortune
$32.09
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
25 March 2015
Summary
Murder and revenge during the Irish Civil War
The Quintons have lived in the old house in Cork for hundreds of years. Though Anglo-Irish Protestant, they sympathize with the cause of independence and secretly fund Michael Collins’ fighters. But one of their workers is an informer to the British, and when he’s murdered on their land, though they know nothing of it, the Black and Tans come seeking revenge.
Till now young Willy Quinton has led a pleasant, cosseted life. But the m…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241969496 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241969492 |
| Author: | William Trevor |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 25 March 2015 |
| Weight: | 166g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 16mm |
| Series: | William Trevor Backlist Novels |
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About The Author
William Trevor
William Trevor was born in Mitchelstown, County Cork. He has written many novels and has won many prizes including the Hawthornden Prize, the Yorkshire Post Book of the Year Award, and the Whitbread Book of the Year Award. His most recent novel, Love and Summer, was longlisted for the Booker Prize. He is also a renowned writer of short stories, and his two-volume Collected Stories was published by Viking Penguin in 2009. In 1999, William Trevor received the prestigious David Cohen Literature Prize in recognition of a lifetime’s literary achievement, and in 2002 he was knighted for his services to literature.
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