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3.5***
From the book jacket: Maeve Binchy imagined a street in Dublin with many characters coming and going, and every once in a while she would write about one of these people. She would then put the story in a drawer, “for the future,” she would say. (This collection of short stories was published after Binchy’s death.)
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Binchy does a great job of giving us a picture of a neighborhood. Characters come in contact with one another, interact, leave, and r ...more
3.5***
From the book jacket: Maeve Binchy imagined a street in Dublin with many characters coming and going, and every once in a while she would write about one of these people. She would then put the story in a drawer, “for the future,” she would say. (This collection of short stories was published after Binchy’s death.)
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Binchy does a great job of giving us a picture of a neighborhood. Characters come in contact with one another, interact, leave, and r ...more
I was a bit disappointed to find these were just short stories set loosely around Chestnut St, there're no real links between them although a couple of characters appear twice. Mostly they were OK, there was the occasional bite & the occasional syrup, but I didn't feel engaged by any of them. I wouldn't have bought the book if I'd realised, but I was reasonably entertained.
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Although I prefer Ms. Binchy's novels, this collection of stories is quite nice. Such a gift for creating real characters and telling their stories, their struggles and triumphs, loves and losses.
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Though not a fan of the short story genre, this final book by Maeve Binchy, read in the beautiful lilt of Sile Bermingham was an enjoyable listening experience. Maeve treats her characters with kindness and by doing so, reminds us all of our humanity.
Feb 28, 2014
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