In her latest engaging novel, prolific Irish author Binchy returns to the notion of sea change, addressed in her early work Light a Penny Candle (1983), which chronicled the story of an English girl ...
DUBLIN - After working as a teacher and newspaper columnist, Maeve Binchy was in her 40s when she published her first novel, Light a Penny Candle, in 1982. The book earned a large advance that saved ...
When Irish writer Maeve Binchy announced after the publication of her 2000 best seller, “Scarlet Feather,” that it was her last “big” book, there was an outcry from readers worldwide. What? No more ...
This collection by Maeve Binchy, one of Ireland’s most popular and best-selling writers who died in 2012 at 72, is made up of pieces the author penned over many decades. These writings were always ...
There may be no real Chestnut Street in Dublin, but Maeve Binchy made readers feel as if it might be around any corner. Best-selling author Binchy, who died in 2012, was famous for novels which ...