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William Trevor

Rowan Routh

Di Speirs

Last Stories by William Trevor: Making Conversation

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Last Stories by William Trevor

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Hattie Morahan reads William Trevor's tale of unrequited love and loss of nerve.

A tale of unrequited love, a potential dramatic death yet a realisation their beloved wouldn't care. Read by Hattie Morahan.

A tale of unrequited love and loss of nerve when a woman unexpectedly meets her stalker’s wife. 

Read by Hattie Morahan.

One of five stories from William Trevor's final and posthumous collection, published in 2018 to coincide with what would have been his 90th Birthday. 

Abridged by Rowan Routh.

Often described as the master of the short story, revered by his fellow writers and by his readers, these stories written in the last years of his life contain all his hallmarks; his piercing observation of human life, his humanity, his elegant prose and his distinctive voice. 

Producer: Di Speirs 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2018.

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