Larger	A Bit on the Side Author: William Trevor
	Book Information Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) Book Type: Paperback Members Wishing: 1 Rating: 4 ISBN-13: 9780143035916 - ISBN-10: 0143035916 Publication Date: 9/27/2005 Pages: 256 Book Reviews

William Trevor is truly a Chekhov for our age, and a new collection of stories from him is always a cause for celebration. In these twelve stories, a waiter divulges a shocking life of crime to his ex-wife; a woman repeats the story of her parents’ unstable marriage after a horrible tragedy; a schoolgirl regrets gossiping about the cuckolded man who tutors her; and, in the volume’s title story, a middle-aged accountant offers his reasons for ending a love affair. At the heart of this stunning collection is Trevor’s characteristic tenderness and unflinching eye for both the humanizing and dehumanizing aspects of modern urban and rural life.