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The William Trevor Reader: “Going Home”

This is the 22nd installment of , and I must admit to experiencing the first real moment of fatigue with the project—fatigue with Trevor’s work, if I’m being completely honest. And this is not Trevor’s fault, but rather the fault of reading one story after another, week after week. I am, of course, reading other novels and stories during the course of this project, but is always there: mostly like an old friend; occasionally like a guest who will not leave. In a way, I think my first experience

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