{"product_id":"death-in-summer","title":"Death in Summer","description":"\u003cb\u003eWilliam Trevor's \u003ci\u003eLast Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is forthcoming from Viking.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller and Notable Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the winner of the 1999 David Cohen British Literature Prize comes an unforgettably chilling novel, written with the compassion and artistry that define Trevor's fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There were three deaths that summer. The first was Letitia's, sudden and quite unexpected, leaving her husband, Thaddeus, haunted by the details of her last afternoon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The next death came some weeks later, after Thaddeus's mother-in-law helped him to interview for a nanny to bring up their baby. None of the applicants were suitable--least of all the last one, with her sharp features, her shabby clothes that reeked of cigarettes, her badly typed references--so Letitia's mother moved herself in. But then, just as the household was beginning to settle down, the last of the nannies surprisingly returned, her unwelcome arrival heralding the third of the summer tragedies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"William Trevor is an extraordinarily mellifluous writer, seemingly incapable of composing an ungraceful sentence. . . . His skill is very real, and equals his great compassion. With \u003ci\u003eDeath in Summer\u003c\/i\u003e, these two qualities combine in a beautiful and resonant way.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Time Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Possibly the most perfect of Trevor's novels . . . Astonishing.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Beautifully paced and mesmerizing . . . Offering us a compelling mystery on many levels through . . . finely drawn, perfect glimpses of touchingly imperfect lives.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Nominated for a \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Prize","brand":"Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51942335447271,"sku":"9780140287820","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_f45d2aa2-887b-4559-93e1-b43f0864a3a4.jpg?v=1775250632","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/death-in-summer","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}