Excursions in the Real World (1993) is a collection of personal essays. Among later novels are The Silence in the Garden (1988) Felicia's Journey (1994, Whitbread Book of the Year), about a young girl's journey from rural Ireland to industrial Britain and The Story of Lucy Gault (2002), a haunting narrative set in Ireland about a child's disappearance and the tragedies that follow. Trevor writes with insight of the elderly, the lonely, and the unsuccessful, and his more recent works show an increasing preoccupation with the effects of terrorism in Northern Ireland. The title story of The Ballroom of Romance (1972) is a characteristically low‐key, poignant evocation of a rural Ireland where men drink and women wait.
In 1999 William Trevor received the prestigious David Cohen Literature Prize in recognition of a lifetimes literary achievement, and in 2002 he was knighted for his services to literature. His novels include The Old Boys (1964), Mrs Eckdorf in O'Neill's Hotel (1969), The Children of Dynmouth (1976, Whitbread Novel Award), and Fools of Fortune (1983, Whitbread Novel Award) collections of short stories include Angels at the Ritz (1975), Beyond the Pale (1981), The Hill Bachelors (2000), and A Bit on the Side (2004). : Children Of Dynmouth (9780140062632) by Trevor, William and a great selection of similar New. Anglo‐Irish novelist and short‐story writer.
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