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A producer, a novelist, an actress....
In the summer of 1968, on a movie set in Brighton, a producer, a novelist and an actress’s lives become entangled with each other.
Boyd carefully construct... READ MORE
Bit Stereotyped for me
The trio are,Movie Director,Talbot Kidd currently in Brighton making a film with Anny Viklund who is having an affair with her co star and writer Elfrida W... READ MORE
Synopsis
A producer. A novelist. An actress.
It is summer in 1968, the year of the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy. While the world is reeling our trio is involved in making a rackety Swingin' Sixties British movie in sunny Brighton. All are leading secret lives.
As the film is shot, with its usual drastic ups and downs, so does our trio's private, secret world begin to take over their public one. Pressures build inexorably - someone's going to crack. Or maybe they all will.
From one of Britain's bestselling and best loved writers comes an exhilarating, tender novel that asks the vital questions: what makes life worth living? And what do you do if you find it isn't?
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9780241295977
- Number of pages: 352
- Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 24 mm
- Weight: 248g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allEnjoy some time in 1968 Britain
Despite saying in my review of Love is Blind two years ago that I felt inclined to explore William Boyd’s back catalogue, it remains the only one of his bo... READ MORE
Interesting trio of characters
The trio of the title are three individuals in Brighton in the late '60s, all connected by a film.
Talbot is the producer of the film, a closet homosexual... READ MORE
Stunning writing again from William Boyd
Don’t know how William Boyd does it - even with a subject which holds little interest for this reviewer, the writing is so wonderful that the story carried... READ MORE
A very readable story
Trio transports you to Brighton in the late 60's where a film is being filmed. The story focuses on three main characters - Anny a young successful America... READ MORE
A character-driven study of secret lives
William Boyd’s latest is a character-driven study of the summer of 1968.
Told across a trio of characters – a writer, an actor, and a film producer – this... READ MORE
A great story about the 1960s, film and social change...
Like Jonathan Coe (Mr Wilder and Me), William Boyd has chosen this autumn to write about the making of a film and, coincidentally, both films seem to repre... READ MORE
Well written novel of 1960s film makers
It's the late 60s and the trio in question include an actress, Anny Viklund; a film producer, Talbot Kydd; and novelist, Elfrida Wing. Anny and Talbot are ... READ MORE
Another engaging read from Boyd
William Boyd's latest is, as suggested by the title, three linked stories concerning Elfrida, an author, Anny, an actress and Talbot, a film producer - all... READ MORE
Hackneyed, tired plot line with cut-out characters
Very disappointed by William Boyd on this one. It's got a hackneyed, tired, plot line with cut-out characters. Each has a "point of interest" but each i... READ MORE
Trio
The characters in this book were so diverse and all interesting in their own way The story is based in Brighton in the 1960’s. I loved Elfrida particula... READ MORE
Vivid characters in the swinging sixties!
Trio is based in Brighton in the summer of 1968, and focuses on three main characters who are all related in one way or another to the film production that... READ MORE
Compelling read
The trio in the title are involved in the making of a film in Brighton in 1968.
Anny Viklund is the American star of the film, who has a complicated emotio... READ MORE
Novel set mainly 1960s BRIGHTON
3.5*
I love a good book by William Boyd. He is an excellent writer and storyteller, who has a tremendous way with words. An author who can create an enthr... READ MORE
A film in the making?!
William Boyd’s latest book tells the story of three characters whose lives intersect during the production of a movie in the 1960s. There is Talbot, the fi... READ MORE
A tender and eloquent telling of the interlocking stories of three people
A tender and eloquent telling of the interlocking stories of three people as each questions the meaning of their own life and whether and how to make it wo... READ MORE
Nice twists
This is set in Brighton in the late ‘60s, and follows the lives of 3 people who are linked by a film being made there. Anny is the lead actress, an America... READ MORE
An interesting depiction of late 60s Britain
This is the first book of William Boyd’s that I’ve read so I had no idea of what to expect, although I know he is a highly acclaimed author.It definitely h... READ MORE
..character driven..
..TRIO - (Elfrida Wing; Talbot Kydd; Anny Vikland) by William Boyd. 1968 and a movie is being made in Brighton. The title is `Emily Bracegirdle`s Extremely... READ MORE
The balloon floats up, the balloon comes down
I hadn't read any of William Boyd's stories since 'The Ice Cream War', which I found quite disturbing, until 'Trio' was handed to me by a writer at the end... READ MORE
Another excellent book from one of my favourite authors.
I love William Boyd's writing and Trio is another excellent book. The Trio of the title are an interesting set of characters with plenty of back story and ... READ MORE
Enjoyable Read!
William Boyd is definitely one of my go-to authors for good writing and excellent plotting plus a little bit of surprise as his themes are so wide ranging.... READ MORE
Highly recommended
With ‘Trio’ William Boyd has once again shown what a fabulous storyteller he is. Three characters, three problems all interlinked and three very different ... READ MORE
An absolute classic.
An absolute classic.
Boyd immediately places you right in the middle of the era, painting the time and space so clearly you could almost be standing in it... READ MORE
Brilliant
A film being made in Brighton in 1968 connects our trio either directly or indirectly. Elfrida Wing is a novelist, her early successes earned her the accol... READ MORE
Great storytelling
William Boyd is well known as a great storyteller and yet I had not previously read any of his novels, although he has been on my to read list for some tim... READ MORE
Wonderful story telling!
William Boyd's writing is impeccable, full of humour with great story telling. Three people, three secrets.
The year is 1968, Brighton, a story about a fi... READ MORE
The first Boyd book I have read; it wont be the last.
I loved the tone and the setting for the novel, it is very evocative of the sixties. The tree characters we follow are all fighting internal demons that o... READ MORE
A multilayered novel that explores the Swinging 60s through a trio of interconnected characters
My thanks to Penguin Group U.K. Viking for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘Trio’ by William Boyd in exchange for an honest review.
As I have previously enjoyed ... READ MORE
Disappointed
Really can’t understand the positive reviews, are they impartial? I guess not. This book went nowhere, had no high point, and a poor final third. Really di... READ MORE
If you remember the 60’s….
Trio by William Boyd
An unusual story, telling the loosely entwined lives of a film producer, an author who has writer’s block and a beautiful young ac... READ MORE
Good Read
Don’t be put off by the first page of this intriguing novel. It’s a slow opening that describes the early morning blues of an alcoholic that we haven’t met... READ MORE
4 stars
I really enjoyed this book. The first book I’ve read by William Boyd and would definitely read some of his others.
Trio, set in the 60s, follows the per... READ MORE
Lives intersect in this story of a dim set in 69s Brighton
Trio feels like a very different book to his last two, Love is Blind and Sweet Caress. It seems much lighter in tone and I’m not sure how successfully the... READ MORE
Character Driven Tale from Mr Boyd
I’m so pleased to have read this book! It was by far the best book I have read for a while. Having only read one novel by Boyd, some years ago, I’m not sur... READ MORE
I felt like I was watching a movie...
This was one of those books where I felt and an urge to google the author. I don't do that often.
While reading this beautiful book, I could not stop admi... READ MORE
Witty and thought-provoking, like all William Boyd's books.
I'm a big fan of William Boyd's books and was looking forward to reading Trio. The "trio" of the title are Elfrida Wing, Talbot Kydd and Anny Vilkland, an... READ MORE
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