A BIT ON THE SIDE

Simon Vance and Josephine Bailey take turns reading these 12 stories by one of the greatest contemporary practitioners of the genre. Both narrators do an excellent job. The stories are of love--alive and worn-out--tragedy--past and present--and of making a life out of whatever is available. Trevor's characters are the flawed real people that we are, and we believe in them. When reading Trevor's work, pacing is paramount, as the stories are subtle and inevitably surprise. Vance and Bailey rise to the occasion. Some of these readings are near-perfect; all are respectable. Listeners will not be dis-appointed. R.E.K. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE/JULY 05]