Maeve Binchy
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born
May 28, 1940
gender
female
place of birth
Dalkey, Ireland
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Literature & Fiction
about this author
Maeve Binchy was born in Dublin and came to fame first as London Correspondent for the IRISH TIMES. Her first novel, LIGHT A PENNY CANDLE, made her famous in the UK and USA. She lives in Dublin with her husband, Gordon Snell. - Fantastic Fiction
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Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy avg rating 3.85 — 6,758 ratings — published 1990 41 editions |
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Tara Road by Maeve Binchy avg rating 3.69 — 6,500 ratings — published 1991 58 editions |
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Scarlet Feather by Maeve Binchy avg rating 3.79 — 3,670 ratings — published 2000 34 editions |
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Quentins by Maeve Binchy avg rating 3.72 — 3,177 ratings — published 2002 28 editions |
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Evening Class by Maeve Binchy avg rating 3.76 — 2,943 ratings — published 1996 39 editions |
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The Glass Lake by Maeve Binchy avg rating 3.73 — 2,949 ratings — published 1994 24 editions |
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Light a Penny Candle by Maeve Binchy avg rating 3.70 — 2,226 ratings — published 1982 26 editions |
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The Copper Beech by Maeve Binchy avg rating 3.62 — 2,151 ratings — published 1992 26 editions |
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Whitethorn Woods by Maeve Binchy avg rating 3.41 — 2,085 ratings — published 2006 22 editions |
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Nights of Rain and Stars by Maeve Binchy avg rating 3.46 — 1,962 ratings — published 2004 28 editions |
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interviews
February 2009,
Maeve Binchy
"The Irish love telling stories, and we are suspicious of people who don't have long, complicated conversations. There used to be a rule in etiquette books that you should invite four talkers and four listeners to a dinner party. That doesn't work in Ireland, because nobody knows four listeners." ...More
"The Irish love telling stories, and we are suspicious of people who don't have long, complicated conversations. There used to be a rule in etiquette books that you should invite four talkers and four listeners to a dinner party. That doesn't work in Ireland, because nobody knows four listeners." ...More
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"We're nothing if we're not loved. When you meet somebody who is more important to you than yourself, that has to be the most important thing in life, really. And I think we are all striving for it in different ways. I also believe very, very strongly that everybody is the hero/heroine of his/her own life. I try to make my characters kind of ordinary, somebody that anybody could be. Because we've all had loves, perhaps love and loss, people can relate to my characters"
— Maeve Binchy
— Maeve Binchy
"I look placid, you see, that's why people think I'm fine. Inside I worry a lot."
— Maeve Binchy (Tara Road)
— Maeve Binchy (Tara Road)
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