The Talking Trees

(Four boys bribe a fast' girl to expose herself;
deceit clouds an ageing spinster's holiday romance;
a celebrated artist over-reaches himself
when he agrees to paint a teacher
forgotten since his schooldays;
several wives look beyond their wedding rings
at the men-that-might-have-been...
In eleven quietly magnificent stories
Sean O'Faolain explores
the twilit wasteland between promise
and performance in a rich variety
of Irish lives)


Genre: General Fiction