“People run away to be alone,' he said. Some people had to be alone.”
William Trevor book Love and Summer
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Love and Summer is a novel written by William Trevor, first published in 2009 and long-listed for the Booker prize. The story takes place in the fictitious town of Rathmoye in Ireland during the 1950s. It concerns the illicit love between a photographer and the young married wife of a farmer.
“People run away to be alone,' he said. Some people had to be alone.”
William Trevor book Love and Summer
Source: Love and Summer