The Old Boys

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The old boys know what matters- power, revenge, love and the failure of love A group of septuagenarians revive schoolboy conflicts in the election of the President of the Old Boys Association. Jaraby expects to get the job, but he reckons without the bitterness of Nox, who still remembers the humiliations of his school years. And when Jaraby's son gets into trouble with the law, Nox has the perfect stick with which to beat him. Their powers may be failing but the old boys possess a fierce understanding of the things in life that matter - power, revenge, hatred, love, and the failure of love. The Old Boys was William Trevor's acclaimed first novel.

Author Bio

William Trevor was born in Mitchelstown, County Cork. He has written many novels, including The Children of Dynmouth, Felicia's Journey and The Story of Lucy Gault, and has won many prizes including the Hawthornden Prize, the Yorkshire Post Book of the Year Award, and the Whitbread Book of the Year Award. His most recent novel Love and Summer was longlisted for the Booker Prize. He is also known as one of the world's greatest short story writers. He now lives in Devon.