Author:William Trevor
The Children Of Dynmouth - a classic prize-winning novel by William Trevor
William Trevor's The Children of Dynmouth (Winner of the Whitbread Award and shortlisted for the Booker Prize) was first published in 1976 and is a classic account of evil lurking in the most unlikely places. In it we follow awkward, lonely, curious teenager Timothy Gedge as he wanders around the bland seaside town of Dynmouth. Timothy takes a prurient interest in the lives of the adults there, who only realise the sinister purpose to which he seeks to put his knowledge too late.
'A small masterpiece of understatement ... a work of rare compassion' Joyce Carol Oates, New York Times
If you enjoyed The Story of Lucy Gault and Love and Summer, you will love this book. It will also be adored by readers of Colm Toibin and William Boyd.
William Trevor was born in Mitchelstown, County Cork. He has written eighteen novels and novellas, and hundreds of short stories, for which he has won a number of prizes including the Hawthornden Prize, the Yorkshire Post Book of the Year Award, the Whitbread Book of the Year Award and the David Cohen Literature Prize in recognition of a lifetime's literary achievement. In 2002 he was knighted for his services to literature. His books in Penguin are: After Rain; A Bit on the Side; Bodily Secrets; Cheating at Canasta; The Children of Dynmouth; The Collected Stories (Volumes One and Two); Death in Summer; Felicia's Journey; Fools of Fortune; The Hill Bachelors; Love and Summer; The Mark-2 Wife; Selected Stories; The Story of Lucy Gault and Two Lives.
This witty family drama will keep you enthralled...
—— CandisA lively laughter-packed riot of a story
—— HeatWitty and warm
—— New!One puts it down with unqualified admiration… This fine novel will further enhance Irene Nemirovsky’s name
—— John Sutherland , The TimesThis astute novel is witness to an undeniable literary talent tragically cut short
—— Sonia Zhuravlyova , LadyHer writing is harder and more vicious… Nemirovsky is fascinated by the impact of war on human behaviour
—— Louise Heighes , MetroLike Suite Française, this is a gripping novel that at the same time is a terrible indictment
—— John Sutherland , The TimesIt’s a sobering glimpse of the lives and loves of ordinary Parisians, and the best and worst of human nature
—— Catherine Small , UK Press SyndicationIt is a triumphant tour de force, a powerful, cinematic, real-time account of a European nation in full, panicked flight from a merciless invader
—— Anne Garvey , Jewish ChronicleA convincing portrait of human nature in the crucible of war
—— Good Book GuideA beautifully written book
—— Sue Glynn , NudgeThis sweeping novel cements Nemirovsky’s place as a master storyteller
—— Craig Brown , Daily MailThought-provoking, and at times brutal, this thriller will surely be the basis of many discussions about the nature of society and the times we live in
—— Irish ExaminerPeyton Marshall is a writer of intelligence and keen observation with a great future. GOODHOUSE is a startling debut. In James, she has created a compelling and convincing hero for the all-too-probable dark times ahead
—— A L KENNEDYVery arty, and strangely uplifting
—— Evening StandardHilarious, loving and deadly serious
—— Berlingske TidendeSome pieces of literature, no matter how great an effort you make as a critic, cannot be opened or captured in a way that does justice to the work. That’s how I feel about Helle Helle’s new and unusually precious novel... Most of the sentences are small works of art, containing a whole story in themselves
—— WeekendavisenThis Should be Written in the Present Tense is an excellent novel, yet another sleek and nonchalant masterpiece from Helle Helle
—— InformationHelle Helle has written a captivating novel about Dorte Hansen, who sleepwalks through life, letting chance rule
—— PolitikenA beautiful tale examining the processes of life
—— Good Book GuideEschewing a conventional narrative, this absorbing novel deceptively contains a crackling energy within its understated, artful prose
—— Francesca Angelini , Sunday Times
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