The Story of Lucy Gault . . . once read will never be forgotten. --The Washington Post Book World Trevor was our twentieth century Chekov. --Wall Street Journal The stunning novel from highly acclaimed author William Trevor is a brilliant subtle and moving story of love guilt and forgiveness. The Gault family leads a life of privilege in early 1920s Ireland but the threat of violence leads the parents of nine-year-old Lucy to decide to leave for England her mother s home. Lucy cannot bear the thought of leaving Lahardane their country house with its beautiful land and nearby beach and a dog she has befriended. On the day before they are to leave Lucy runs away hoping to convince her parents to stay. Instead she sets off a series of tragic misunderstandings that affect all of Lahardane s inhabitants for the rest of their lives.