Maeve Binchy






Maeve Binchy

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born
May 28, 1940

gender
female

place of birth
Dalkey, Ireland

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genre
Literature & Fiction


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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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avg rating: 3.67 | 50,209 ratings | 3,553 reviews | 118 distinct works | 169 fans
Circle of Friends Circle of Friends
by Maeve Binchy
avg rating 3.85 — 6,758 ratings — published 1990
41 editions
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Tara Road Tara Road
by Maeve Binchy
avg rating 3.69 — 6,500 ratings — published 1991
58 editions
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Scarlet Feather Scarlet Feather
by Maeve Binchy
avg rating 3.79 — 3,670 ratings — published 2000
34 editions
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Quentins Quentins
by Maeve Binchy
avg rating 3.72 — 3,177 ratings — published 2002
28 editions
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Evening Class Evening Class
by Maeve Binchy
avg rating 3.76 — 2,943 ratings — published 1996
39 editions
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The Glass Lake 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 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 The Copper Beech
by Maeve Binchy
avg rating 3.62 — 2,151 ratings — published 1992
26 editions
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Whitethorn Woods 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 Nights of Rain and Stars
by Maeve Binchy
avg rating 3.46 — 1,962 ratings — published 2004
28 editions
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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

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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"
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"I look placid, you see, that's why people think I'm fine. Inside I worry a lot."
Maeve Binchy (Tara Road)
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