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Mave Binchy's Irish Stories - A Delightful Read
Are you looking for
an engaging summer novel to captivate you while lying
on the beach? Or are you ready to curl up by the fire
for a cozy winter's evening read? Even if you are just
immersed in day-to-day life and seek the refuge of transporting
yourself into another world you must pick up one of
Mave Binchy's series of Irish novels.
Mave Binchy is the author of 'Circle
of Friends'. The book was made into a movie starring
Minnie Driver and the author has won many of fans by
involving them with her tales of Irish citizens and
the twists and turns that create fascinating stories
out of ordinary lives.
If you relish the emotion and intricacies
of relationships and the madness of triumph and tragedies
that inflict themselves on everyday lives, you will
find yourself captivated as she spins a story of average
people of whom you truly feel could be your best friend
or neighbor.
Her books have been called "Mesmerizing",
"Remarkably moving" and "Compulsively
readable" by reviewers.
In many of her novels, 'The Glass Lake',
'Evening Class', 'Copper Beech' and others, the stories
of the lives of the characters emerge and become intertwined.
As you become intimately involved with one character
you will meet the other individuals in his or her life
- at the restaurant, down the street and even during
a foreign escapade.
As you travel their lives you will feel
you have not only met this individual but understand
their longings and place in this world based on your
intimate knowledge of their past and their experiences.
When you read another novel, you will
again meet these old friends as they are known to the
current character. You will have the familiar feeling
that you've known this town and it's occupants for years.
In fact, you may well wonder if Mave Binchy knows them
herself. The stories have such a ring of truth and the
mixing of individuals so well thought out you believe
she could indefinitely create this town of people with
history, lives and futures as if they existed in the
real world.
You will not come to the end of a novel
with the feeling of regret as we so often do when enjoying
an engaging tale because you will actually visit these
characters again, at another time in their life. Just
as moving away from your hometown can be painful, it
is wonderfully reassuring to hear news or make a visit
and see how life is progressing for these dear ones.
It is an understatement to say that
Mave Binchy weaves a fine yarn - the truth is that when
you close the book you will sense you've had a long
talk over a cup of coffee with an acquaintance and after
listening to their life story come away with a new friend.
You will become enraptured with the details of their
lives and surprised or moved by the trials and tribulations
they've encountered. They will in fact become a piece
of your memory in much the same way as friends from
your youth and from far away have become a small piece
of you.
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