![]() ![]() ![]() With him, we relive his plodding beginnings toiling in a print shop, his meeting with the beautiful woman who becomes his wife, the birth of his daughter, and his own transformation into a successful shopkeeper. Through exquisitely written scenes, Swift takes us back into Willy's past and down into the secrets of his exhausted heart. Past and present blend and merge as Willy, owner of a prosperous newsstand and confectionery shop bought for him by his wealthy, neurasthenic wife, now dead, prepares himself for his last day at work. ![]() 393), Swift's later novels, this is a character study of a troubled older man recalling his personal history. Though The Sweet-Shop Owner (originally published in 1980 in England) was Swift's first novel, it is only now being released in the US. ![]()
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