{"product_id":"cheating-at-canasta","title":"Cheating At Canasta","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCheating at Canasta\u003c\/i\u003e - an outstanding collection of stories by the master storyteller William Trevor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''There is no better short story writer in the English-speaking world'' \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''''No matter what,'' Julia had said, aware then of what was coming, ''let''s always play cards.''  And they did; for even with her memory gone, a little more of it each day - her children taken, her house, her flowerbeds, belongings, clothes - their games in the communal drawing room were a reality her affliction allowed.''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA husband sits in Harry''s Bar in Venice, thinking of his wife - lost to him now - whose plea has brought him back to one of their favourite haunts. On another table, a young couple quarrel. ''Cheating at Canasta'' is the title story of William Trevor''s collection, his first since the highly acclaimed \u003ci\u003eA Bit on the Side\u003c\/i\u003e, and its themes of missed opportunities, the inevitability of change and the powerful but fragmentary quality of our memories are entirely characteristic of his unparalleled oeuvre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57349207425406,"sku":"NW9780141032450","price":13.12,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141032450.jpg?v=1778238118","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/cheating-at-canasta","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}