{"product_id":"cheating-at-canasta","title":"William Trevor: Cheating at Canasta [2008] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCheating at Canasta\u003c\/i\u003e - an outstanding collection of stories by the master storyteller William Trevor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'There is no better short story writer in the English-speaking world' \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''No matter what,' Julia had said, aware then of what was coming, 'let's always play cards.'  And they did; for even with her memory gone, a little more of it each day - her children taken, her house, her flowerbeds, belongings, clothes - their games in the communal drawing room were a reality her affliction allowed.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA husband sits in Harry's Bar in Venice, thinking of his wife - lost to him now - whose plea has brought him back to one of their favourite haunts. On another table, a young couple quarrel. 'Cheating at Canasta' is the title story of William Trevor's collection, his first since the highly acclaimed \u003ci\u003eA Bit on the Side\u003c\/i\u003e, and its themes of missed opportunities, the inevitability of change and the powerful but fragmentary quality of our memories are entirely characteristic of his unparalleled oeuvre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trevor, William","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50295169253715,"sku":"9780141032450","price":22.84,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":46984806334803,"sku":"XV80141032450","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/trevor-william-william-trevor-cheating-at-canasta-2008-paperback-xv80141032450-58670215397715.jpg?v=1738088978","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/cheating-at-canasta","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}