{"product_id":"fools-of-fortune-9780143039624","title":"Fools of Fortune","description":"Penguin Classics is proud to welcome William Trevor--\"Ireland's answer to Chekhov\" (\u003cb\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/b\u003e) and \"one of the best writers of our era\" (\u003cb\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e)--to our distinguished list of literary masters. In this award-winning novel, an informer's body is found on the estate of a wealthy Irish family shortly after the First World War, and an appalling cycle of revenge is set in motion. Led by a zealous sergeant, the Black and Tans set fire to the family home, and only young Willie and his mother escape alive. Fatherless, Willie grows into manhood while his alcoholic mother's bitter resentment festers. And though he finds love, Willie is unable to leave the terrible injuries of the past behind.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst time in Penguin Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Whitbread Novel of the Year Award\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Trevor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.46h x 5.86w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143039624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Trevor \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Mitchelstown, County Cork, and spent his childhood in provincial Ireland. He studied at Trinity College, Dublin. He is the author of twenty-nine books, including \u003ci\u003eFelicia's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award and was made into a motion picture, and \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Lucy Gault, \u003c\/i\u003e which was shortlisted for both the Man Booker Prize and the Whitbread Fiction Prize. In 1996 he was the recipient of the Lannan Award for Fiction. In 2001, he won the Irish Times Literature Prize for fiction. Two of his books were chosen by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as best books of the year, and his short stories appeared regularly in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1997, he was named Honorary Commander of the British Empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43331614474355,"sku":"9.78014E+12","price":21.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_ffa6faec-435e-49ed-925d-4711acc2dd1c.jpg?v=1754655962","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/fools-of-fortune-9780143039624","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}