1.0The Mookse and the Gripeshttps://mookseandgripes.com/reviewsTrevor Berretthttps://mookseandgripes.com/reviews/author/trevor/William Trevor: "Making Conversation" - The Mookse and the Gripesrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="XzScdb2BbI"><a href="https://mookseandgripes.com/reviews/2019/04/18/william-trevor-making-conversation/">William Trevor: “Making Conversation”</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://mookseandgripes.com/reviews/2019/04/18/william-trevor-making-conversation/embed/#?secret=XzScdb2BbI" width="600" height="338" title="“William Trevor: “Making Conversation”” — The Mookse and the Gripes" data-secret="XzScdb2BbI" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://i1.wp.com/mookseandgripes.com/reviews/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Last-Stories-Featured-Image.jpg?fit=701%2C399&ssl=1701399William Trevor's "Making Conversation," from Last Stories, seems like a straightforward, if strange, episode where a woman is confronted by someone who accuses her of having an affair with her husband. She is not, but it's not that simple. Indeed, the story goes into some dark, painful territory.