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About this Book

Trade Paperback

350 Pages, 6.13 x 9.13 x 1.46 in

May 11, 2009

Orion


1552787281
9781552787281

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Clara Casey has more than enough on her plate. Her daughters Adi and Linda were no problem during the usually turbulent teens. Now Adi is always fighting for or against something: the environment or the whale or battery farming; while Linda lurches from one unsatisfactory relationship to the next. As if this wasn't enough, Clara, a senior cardiac specialist, has a new job to cope with and now her ex-husband wants something from her...

Declan is looking forward to joining the clinic - but what should have been a straightforward six-month posting brings him far more than he expected. Then there's Father Brian Flynn, whose life is turned upside down when his reputation is threatened. And the beautiful, cheerful nurse Fiona, who can't leave her troubled past behind...

For Ania, meeting Clara Casey is a miracle. She never intended to leave Poland - but perhaps a new job in a new country will mend her broken heart?

About the Author

Irish-born Maeve Binchy is a teacher turned newspaper columnist turned novelist. She was born in Dublin on May 28, 1940. Her father was a lawyer and her mother a nurse. She received her B.A. in 1960 from University College in Dublin. After teaching at a school for girls, she became a columnist for the Irish Times in 1968. By 1979, Binchy was writing plays, a successful television script, and several short story collections. Her first novel, Light a Penny Candle (1982), was a Literary Guild Dual Selection. Two of her novels, Silver Wedding (1989) and Circle of Friends (1991), have been Book-of-the-Month Club selections. Currently, there are more than six million copies of her books in print. Binchy's novels are usually set in rural Ireland, where Binchy seems to capture the dynamics of life and relationships in small towns. A Circle of Friends, successfully translated into a popular film, is the coming-of-age story of three young women in 1950s Dublin. Binchy lives in a suburb of Dublin.

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  • Susan

    Susan

    • 1 person found this helpful

    A great follow up to Nights of Rain and Stars. 5

    4 weeks ago

    A great follow up to Nights of Rain and Stars. I thought it was a good story without that typical Irish Angst that Maeve Binchy is so famous for. In both novels there were likeable characters who weren't constantly doing stupid things to ruin their own lives. Just ordinary people trying their best to muddle through while demonstrating the power of love and kindness. It's also fun how she ties in previous novels & their characters.

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  • arrial

    arrial

    • 1 person found this helpful

    Good summer Read 4

    3 months ago

    This is my first Maeve Binchy novel, and I really enjoyed it. It is lighter and fluffier than what I usually read but I think I needed this. The story is about a heart clinic, and the various people that work or visit it. Their lives both past and present make for an enjoyable read.

  • Maggie

    Maggie

    What a waste of money! 2

    4 months ago

    I did not like this book at all. I hated how every chapter concerned itself with different characters with hardly any crossover. They were like seperate short stories that only slightly came together at the end of the book......in a very predictable way! The relationships among characters were very poorly developed, as was the story line. It's the first book I read by this author and I must say I was not impressed!!!

  • Annette J Dunlea Irish Author

    Annette J Dunlea Irish Author

    • 2 people found this helpful

    Heart and Soul by Maeve Binchy 5

    6 months ago

    Book Review of Maeve Binchy’s Heart and Soul by Annette Dunlea Heart and Soul is a new paperback by Maeve Binchy. It is published by Orion and its ISBN is 1409102319. Maeve Binchy is my favourite author so my expectations were very high and I was not disappointed. She makes something complex look very easy and that is here great skill and strength. She writes of ordinary people with ordinary problems in a compassionate and easy to read fashion. Somehow their lives interweave to make the tale… read more

  • Barbara Bird

    Barbara Bird

    • 1 person found this helpful

    Mauve never fails to entertain me 5

    9 months ago

    What a great book. I love that she continues on in the same area , with same characters and a few new ones thrown in! It only took me two days to read this book and I was disappointed that it was over as I wanted it to go on. I am definitely looking forward to her next book.

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