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Fools of Fortune [Audiobook] (Audio Cassette)

by William Trevor (Author)
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Crowley does a skillful job navigating the variety of English and Irish accents of different classes in this tragedy. Furthermore, the wistfulness that infuses Crowley's reading is so in keeping with Trevor's work. There are elements of comedy and whimsy here, but this novel is mostly about how hatred and revenge during the "Irish troubles" consume possibilities for happiness and familial satisfaction. The imperatives of that conflict all but appropriate the novel's gentle, young hero, Willy Quinton, giving him only a glimpse of the contentment that should have been his. It's an understated novel and reading, which is indelible, as well. M.O. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another Beautiful Trevor Novel, May 19 2004
By Amanda Kaiser (Calgary, AB Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fools of Fortune (Paperback)
What can I say? It's William Trevor's prose about love, politics and patriotism. I recommend this book to everyone with a heart beating in their chest. In comparison to his other novels, I find that this book captures the innocence of youth and the loss of innocence that war and times of trouble can bring.
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5.0 out of 5 stars a sorrowful and poignant story, yet maintains to thrill me, Feb 28 2002
By Rhythmgirl (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fools Of Fortune (Paperback)
A few years have passed since I last read Trevor's novels and hardly could I remember how great he is and his fictions are. I have just finished reading this novel and have come to conclude that all of Trevor's novels should not be missed. Setting against the historical Anglo-Irish complex relationships, the novel tells a sorrowful and poignant love story that spans three generations. Trevor's use of language is subtle, delicate, and controlled and is a first-rate writing. The fact that I'm unfamiliar with the Anglo-Irish history might have undermined my appreciation and comprehension (in a certain way) of this novel, nonetheless, this is a great book and should be recommended to those who love reading.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Anglo-Irish Fatality, Feb 8 2001
By Oliver Phillips (Lawrence, KS USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fools Of Fortune (Paperback)
Murder begets murder begets murder begets . . . madness. Enacting personally the larger Anglo-Irish tragedy, a family experiences, and inflicts, murder, leading ultimately to the insanity of the latest-born of the clan. Aeschylus would have understood, though his Orestes ultimately escaped the demons of his past. A gripping piece of fiction that is at the same time a history of Irish-English relations "writ small."
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5.0 out of 5 stars A moving tale of love, hatred and political turmoil.
This an intensely moving story of young love set in 1918 Ireland. We see how three generations of the same family are shattered by the Anglo-Irish fighting. Read more
Published on Jul 20 1997

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