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author spotlight
Maeve Binchy is the author of numerous best-selling books, including her most recent novel, Whitethorn Woods, in addition to Night of Rain and Stars, Quentins, Scarlet Feather, Circle of Friends, and Tara Road, which was an Oprah's Book Club selection. She has written for Gourmet; O, The Oprah Magazine; Modern Maturity; and Good Housekeeping, among other publications. She and her husband, Gordon Snell, live in Dalkey, Ireland, and London.
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Whitethorn Woods
Format: Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: January 29, 2008
Price: $7.99
When a new highway threatens to bypass the town of Rossmore and cut through Whitethorn Woods, it will also destroy St. Ann’s well, where people have been coming for generations to share their dreams and speak their prayers. Some believe the well to be a place of true spiritual power, demanding... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: January 29, 2008
Price: $7.99
When a new highway threatens to bypass the town of Rossmore and cut through Whitethorn Woods, it will also destroy St. Ann’s well, where people have been coming for generations to share their dreams and speak their prayers. Some believe the well to be a place of true spiritual power, demanding... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Heart and Soul
Format: Hardcover, 432 pages
On Sale: February 17, 2009
Price: $26.95
With the insight, humor, and compassion we have come to expect from her, Maeve Binchy tells a story of family, friends, patients, and staff who are part of a heart clinic in a community caught between the old and the new Ireland.
Dr. Clara Casey has been offered the thankless job of... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 432 pages
On Sale: February 17, 2009
Price: $26.95
With the insight, humor, and compassion we have come to expect from her, Maeve Binchy tells a story of family, friends, patients, and staff who are part of a heart clinic in a community caught between the old and the new Ireland.
Dr. Clara Casey has been offered the thankless job of... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook and a
paperback.
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This Year It Will Be Different
Format: Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: October 6, 1997
Price: $7.99
From the New York Times bestselling author of Circle of Friends, The Glass Lake, and Evening Class comes a stunning collection of fifteen Christmas stories filled with Maeve Binchy's trademark wit, charm, and sheer storytelling genius. In "A Typical Irish Christmas," a grieving widower heads for a holiday in Ireland and finds... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: October 6, 1997
Price: $7.99
From the New York Times bestselling author of Circle of Friends, The Glass Lake, and Evening Class comes a stunning collection of fifteen Christmas stories filled with Maeve Binchy's trademark wit, charm, and sheer storytelling genius. In "A Typical Irish Christmas," a grieving widower heads for a holiday in Ireland and finds... Read more >
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Whitethorn Woods
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: March 6, 2007
Price: $29.95
“WHITETHORN WOODS is Binchy’s best read in a decade . . . Few contemporary novelists match Binchy’s gift for giving us the world through her characters’ eyes.”
–The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Maeve Binchy once again brings us an enchanting book full of the wit, warmth, and wisdom that have made... Read more >
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: March 6, 2007
Price: $29.95
“WHITETHORN WOODS is Binchy’s best read in a decade . . . Few contemporary novelists match Binchy’s gift for giving us the world through her characters’ eyes.”
–The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Maeve Binchy once again brings us an enchanting book full of the wit, warmth, and wisdom that have made... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
paperback and a
trade paperback.
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London Transports
Format: Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: June 1, 1995
Price: $7.99
Whether it's the sudden snapping of bonds between lovers or shopping on Oxford Street, Maeve Binchy finds the unexpected truth in experiences so real that every woman will recognize them. Filled with her delicious humor and warmth, the twenty-two stories in London Transports will delight and captivate as they take us... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: June 1, 1995
Price: $7.99
Whether it's the sudden snapping of bonds between lovers or shopping on Oxford Street, Maeve Binchy finds the unexpected truth in experiences so real that every woman will recognize them. Filled with her delicious humor and warmth, the twenty-two stories in London Transports will delight and captivate as they take us... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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The Glass Lake
Format: Paperback, 768 pages
On Sale: March 1, 1996
Price: $7.99
Night after night the beautiful woman walked beside the serene waters of Lough Glass. Until the day she disappeared, leaving only a boat drifting upside down on the unfathomable lake that gave the town its name. Ravishing Helen McMahon, the Dubliner with film-star looks and unfulfilled dreams, never belonged in Lough... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 768 pages
On Sale: March 1, 1996
Price: $7.99
Night after night the beautiful woman walked beside the serene waters of Lough Glass. Until the day she disappeared, leaving only a boat drifting upside down on the unfathomable lake that gave the town its name. Ravishing Helen McMahon, the Dubliner with film-star looks and unfulfilled dreams, never belonged in Lough... Read more >
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Evening Class
Format: Paperback, 544 pages
On Sale: March 9, 1998
Price: $7.99
It was the quiet ones you had to watch. That's where the real passion was lurking.
They came together at Mountainview College, a down-at-the-heels secondary school on the seamy side of Dublin, to take a course in Italian. It was Latin teacher Aidan Dunne's last chance to revive a failing marriage and... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 544 pages
On Sale: March 9, 1998
Price: $7.99
It was the quiet ones you had to watch. That's where the real passion was lurking.
They came together at Mountainview College, a down-at-the-heels secondary school on the seamy side of Dublin, to take a course in Italian. It was Latin teacher Aidan Dunne's last chance to revive a failing marriage and... Read more >
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The Return Journey
Format: Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: June 8, 1999
Price: $7.99
The Return Journey--a spellbinding trip into the human heart...
In these powerful, poignant tales, the New York Times bestselling author of Evening Class and Tara Road once again reveals her unrivaled understanding of matters of the heart. Here are sons and lovers, daughters and strangers, husbands and wives in their infinite variety--powerfully... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: June 8, 1999
Price: $7.99
The Return Journey--a spellbinding trip into the human heart...
In these powerful, poignant tales, the New York Times bestselling author of Evening Class and Tara Road once again reveals her unrivaled understanding of matters of the heart. Here are sons and lovers, daughters and strangers, husbands and wives in their infinite variety--powerfully... Read more >
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Tara Road
Format: Trade Paperback, 656 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2007
Price: $14.00
Ria lived on Tara Road in Dublin with her dashing husband, Danny, and their two children. She fully believed she was happily married, right up until the day Danny told her he was leaving her to be with his young, pregnant girlfriend. By a chance phone call, Ria meets Marilyn, a... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 656 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2007
Price: $14.00
Ria lived on Tara Road in Dublin with her dashing husband, Danny, and their two children. She fully believed she was happily married, right up until the day Danny told her he was leaving her to be with his young, pregnant girlfriend. By a chance phone call, Ria meets Marilyn, a... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook and a
paperback.
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Tara Road
Format: Paperback, 656 pages
On Sale: July 18, 2000
Price: $7.99
A Main Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club
New York Times bestselling author Maeve Binchy has captured the hearts of millions with her unforgettable novels. Binchy's graceful storytelling and wise compassion have earned her the devotion of fans worldwide--and made her one of the most beloved authors of our time. Now she dazzles... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 656 pages
On Sale: July 18, 2000
Price: $7.99
A Main Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club
New York Times bestselling author Maeve Binchy has captured the hearts of millions with her unforgettable novels. Binchy's graceful storytelling and wise compassion have earned her the devotion of fans worldwide--and made her one of the most beloved authors of our time. Now she dazzles... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Circle of Friends
Format: Trade Paperback, 608 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2007
Price: $14.00
It began with Benny Hogan and Eve Malone, growing up, inseparable, in the village of Knockglen. Benny—the only child, yearning to break free from her adoring parents...Eve—the orphaned offspring of a convent handyman and a rebellious blueblood, abandoned by her mother's wealthy family to be raised by nuns. Eve and Benny—they... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 608 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2007
Price: $14.00
It began with Benny Hogan and Eve Malone, growing up, inseparable, in the village of Knockglen. Benny—the only child, yearning to break free from her adoring parents...Eve—the orphaned offspring of a convent handyman and a rebellious blueblood, abandoned by her mother's wealthy family to be raised by nuns. Eve and Benny—they... Read more >
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Silver Wedding
Format: Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: November 1, 1990
Price: $7.99
There was never any question that Deirdre and Desmond Doyle would celebrate a gala twenty-fifth anniversary. Naturally, their daughter Anna, would plan their grand affair. Of all three Doyle children, Anna knew exactly what their mother wished—even as she lived her own secret life. Will Brendan, the rebellious son, even bother... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: November 1, 1990
Price: $7.99
There was never any question that Deirdre and Desmond Doyle would celebrate a gala twenty-fifth anniversary. Naturally, their daughter Anna, would plan their grand affair. Of all three Doyle children, Anna knew exactly what their mother wished—even as she lived her own secret life. Will Brendan, the rebellious son, even bother... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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The Lilac Bus
Format: Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: June 8, 1992
Price: $7.99
The Journey... Every Friday night a lilac-colored minibus leaves Dublin for the Irish country town of Rathdoon with seven weekend commuters on board. All of them, from the joking bank porter to the rich doctor's daughter, have their reasons for making the journey.
The Destination...Rathdoon is the kind of Irish village... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: June 8, 1992
Price: $7.99
The Journey... Every Friday night a lilac-colored minibus leaves Dublin for the Irish country town of Rathdoon with seven weekend commuters on board. All of them, from the joking bank porter to the rich doctor's daughter, have their reasons for making the journey.
The Destination...Rathdoon is the kind of Irish village... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Circle of Friends
Format: Paperback, 608 pages
On Sale: October 1, 1991
Price: $7.99
It began with Benny Hogan and Eve Malone, growing up, inseparable, in the village of Knockglen. Benny—the only child, yearning to break free from her adoring parents...Eve—the orphaned offspring of a convent handyman and a rebellious blueblood, abandoned by her mother's wealthy family to be raised by nuns. Eve and Benny—they... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 608 pages
On Sale: October 1, 1991
Price: $7.99
It began with Benny Hogan and Eve Malone, growing up, inseparable, in the village of Knockglen. Benny—the only child, yearning to break free from her adoring parents...Eve—the orphaned offspring of a convent handyman and a rebellious blueblood, abandoned by her mother's wealthy family to be raised by nuns. Eve and Benny—they... Read more >
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Firefly Summer
Format: Paperback, 672 pages
On Sale: July 1, 1989
Price: $7.99
It was a summer of warmth... Kate Ryan and her husband, John, have a rollicking pub in the Irish village of Mountfern... lovely twelve-year-old twins... and such wonderful dreams.... It was a summer of innocence... but all that is about to change this fateful summer of 1962 when American millionaire Patrick O'Neill comes to town with his irresistible... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 672 pages
On Sale: July 1, 1989
Price: $7.99
It was a summer of warmth... Kate Ryan and her husband, John, have a rollicking pub in the Irish village of Mountfern... lovely twelve-year-old twins... and such wonderful dreams.... It was a summer of innocence... but all that is about to change this fateful summer of 1962 when American millionaire Patrick O'Neill comes to town with his irresistible... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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The Return Journey
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2007
Price: $14.00
In this extraordinary collection of stories, the New York Times-bestselling author of Evening Class and This Year It Will Be Different once again reveals her incomparable understanding of matters of the heart. In The Return Journey, Maeve Binchy brings us sons and lovers, daughters and strangers, husbands and wives in their... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2007
Price: $14.00
In this extraordinary collection of stories, the New York Times-bestselling author of Evening Class and This Year It Will Be Different once again reveals her incomparable understanding of matters of the heart. In The Return Journey, Maeve Binchy brings us sons and lovers, daughters and strangers, husbands and wives in their... Read more >
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The Glass Lake
Format: Trade Paperback, 768 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2007
Price: $14.00
Night after night the beautiful woman walked beside the serene waters of Lough Glass. Until the day she disappeared, leaving only a boat drifting upside down on the unfathomable lake that gave the town its name. Ravishing Helen McMahon, the Dubliner with film-star looks and unfulfilled dreams, never belonged in Lough... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 768 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2007
Price: $14.00
Night after night the beautiful woman walked beside the serene waters of Lough Glass. Until the day she disappeared, leaving only a boat drifting upside down on the unfathomable lake that gave the town its name. Ravishing Helen McMahon, the Dubliner with film-star looks and unfulfilled dreams, never belonged in Lough... Read more >
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Evening Class
Format: Trade Paperback, 544 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2007
Price: $14.00
It was the quiet ones you had to watch. That's where the real passion was lurking.
They came together at Mountainview College, a down-at-the-heels secondary school on the seamy side of Dublin, to take a course in Italian. It was Latin teacher Aidan Dunne's last chance to revive a failing marriage and... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 544 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2007
Price: $14.00
It was the quiet ones you had to watch. That's where the real passion was lurking.
They came together at Mountainview College, a down-at-the-heels secondary school on the seamy side of Dublin, to take a course in Italian. It was Latin teacher Aidan Dunne's last chance to revive a failing marriage and... Read more >
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The Copper Beech
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2007
Price: $14.00
In the Irish town of Schancarrig, the young people carve their initials--and those of their loves-into the copper beech tree in front of the schoolhouse. But not even Father Gunn, the parish priest, who knows most of what goes on behind Shancarrig's closed doors, or Dr. Jims, the village doctor, who knows all the rest, realizes that not... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2007
Price: $14.00
In the Irish town of Schancarrig, the young people carve their initials--and those of their loves-into the copper beech tree in front of the schoolhouse. But not even Father Gunn, the parish priest, who knows most of what goes on behind Shancarrig's closed doors, or Dr. Jims, the village doctor, who knows all the rest, realizes that not... Read more >
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Heart and Soul
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: February 17, 2009
Price: $29.95
“[Maeve] Binchy makes you laugh, cry, and care. Her warmth and sympathy render the daily struggles of ordinary people heroic and turn storytelling into art.” –San Francisco Chronicle
With the insight, humor, and compassion we have come to expect from her, Maeve Binchy tells a story of family, friends, patients, and staff... Read more >
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: February 17, 2009
Price: $29.95
“[Maeve] Binchy makes you laugh, cry, and care. Her warmth and sympathy render the daily struggles of ordinary people heroic and turn storytelling into art.” –San Francisco Chronicle
With the insight, humor, and compassion we have come to expect from her, Maeve Binchy tells a story of family, friends, patients, and staff... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover and a
paperback.
|
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The Copper Beech
Format: Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: October 2, 1993
Price: $7.99
In the Irish town of Schancarrig, the young people carve their initials-and those of their loves—into the copper beech tree in front of the schoolhouse. But not even Father Gunn, the parish priest, who knows most of what goes on behind Shancarrig's closed doors, or Dr. Jims, the village doctor, who... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: October 2, 1993
Price: $7.99
In the Irish town of Schancarrig, the young people carve their initials-and those of their loves—into the copper beech tree in front of the schoolhouse. But not even Father Gunn, the parish priest, who knows most of what goes on behind Shancarrig's closed doors, or Dr. Jims, the village doctor, who... Read more >
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The Lilac Bus
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2007
Price: $14.00
The Journey... Every Friday night a lilac-colored minibus leaves Dublin for the Irish country town of Rathdoon with seven weekend commuters on board. All of them, from the joking bank porter to the rich doctor's daughter, have their reasons for making the journey.
The Destination...Rathdoon is the kind of Irish village where... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2007
Price: $14.00
The Journey... Every Friday night a lilac-colored minibus leaves Dublin for the Irish country town of Rathdoon with seven weekend commuters on board. All of them, from the joking bank porter to the rich doctor's daughter, have their reasons for making the journey.
The Destination...Rathdoon is the kind of Irish village where... Read more >
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This Year It Will Be Different
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2007
Price: $14.00
From the New York Times bestselling author of Circle of Friends and The Glass Lake comes This Year It Will Be Different, a stunning new work that brings us the magic and spirit of Christmas in fifteen stories filled with Maeve Binchy's trademark wit, charm, and sheer storytelling genius. Instead of... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2007
Price: $14.00
From the New York Times bestselling author of Circle of Friends and The Glass Lake comes This Year It Will Be Different, a stunning new work that brings us the magic and spirit of Christmas in fifteen stories filled with Maeve Binchy's trademark wit, charm, and sheer storytelling genius. Instead of... Read more >
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Firefly Summer
Format: Trade Paperback, 656 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2007
Price: $14.00
It was a summer of warmth... Kate Ryan and her husband, John, have a rollicking pub in the Irish village of Mountfern... lovely twelve-year-old twins... and such wonderful dreams.... It was a summer of innocence... but all that is about to change this fateful summer of 1962 when American millionaire Patrick O'Neill comes to town with his irresistible... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 656 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2007
Price: $14.00
It was a summer of warmth... Kate Ryan and her husband, John, have a rollicking pub in the Irish village of Mountfern... lovely twelve-year-old twins... and such wonderful dreams.... It was a summer of innocence... but all that is about to change this fateful summer of 1962 when American millionaire Patrick O'Neill comes to town with his irresistible... Read more >
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Silver Wedding
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2007
Price: $14.00
There was never any question that Deirdre and Desmond Doyle would celebrate a gala twenty-fifth anniversary. Naturally, their daughter Anna, would plan their grand affair. Of all three Doyle children, Anna knew exactly what their mother wished—even as she lived her own secret life. Will Brendan, the rebellious son, even bother... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2007
Price: $14.00
There was never any question that Deirdre and Desmond Doyle would celebrate a gala twenty-fifth anniversary. Naturally, their daughter Anna, would plan their grand affair. Of all three Doyle children, Anna knew exactly what their mother wished—even as she lived her own secret life. Will Brendan, the rebellious son, even bother... Read more >
