Read By: Elizabeth Strout

<p><em>Elizabeth Strout on her selection:</em></p> <p>William Trevor is brilliant at capturing the nuances of many people's perspectives, all in one story, as he does in this story of a young woman is who just reaching adulthood.  We see her sorrows, confusions, and the poignancy of all the characters involved.  Trevor is a wonder in his ability to portray characters without his own judgment ever intervening, he just tells us what we need to know—and then we can weep as well.</p> <p><a href= "https://bookshop.org/books/a-bit-on-the-side-9780143035916/9780143035916"> <em>A Bit on the Side</em></a> at Bookshop.org</p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Music: "Shift of Currents" by Blue Dot Sessions // CC BY-NC 2.0</span></p>