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When a new highway threatens to bypass the town of Rossmore and cut through Whitethorn Woods, everyone has a passionate opinion about whether the town will benefit or suffer. But young Father Flynn is most concerned with the fate of St. Ann’s Well, which is set at the edge of the woods and slated for destruction. People have been coming to St. Ann’s for generations to share their dreams and fears, and to speak their prayers. Some believe it to be a place of true spiritual power, demanding protection; others think it’s a mere magnet for superstitions, easily sacrificed.

Maeve Binchy's best-selling novels not only tell wonderful stories, they also give an insight into how Ireland has changed over the decades but how people remain the same: they still fall in love, sometimes unsuitably; they still have hopes and dreams; they have deep, long-standing friendships, and some that fall apart. From her earliest writing to her most recent, Maeve's work has included wonderfully nostalgic pieces and also sharp, often witty writing which is insightful and topical.

The Sheedy sisters had lived in Stone House for as long as anyone could remember. Set high on the cliffs on the west coast of Ireland, overlooking the windswept Atlantic ocean, it was falling into disrepair - until one woman, with a past she needed to forget, breathed new life into the place. Now a hotel, with a big, warm kitchen and log fires, it provides a welcome few can resist. Winnie is generally able to make the best of things until she finds herself on the holiday from hell.

Maeve Binchy at her very best - the superb novel of one summer, and four people whose lives are irrevocably changed. Four strangers, with nothing in common but a need to escape, meet in a Greek taverna high above the small village of Aghia Anna. From Ireland, America, Germany and England they have each left behind their homes and their old lives, when a shocking tragedy throws them unexpectedly together. Nights of Rain and Stars is the story of one summer and four people, each with a life in turmoil.

As someone who fell off a chair not long ago trying to hear they what they were saying at the next table in a restaurant, I suppose I am obsessively interested in what some might consider the trivia of other people's lives'. Maeve Binchy is well known for her best-selling novels, the most recent of which was A Week in Winter. But for many years Maeve was a journalist, writing for The Irish Times.

Dee loves her children very much, but now they are all grown up, shouldn't they leave home? Rosie moved out when she got married, but it didn't work out, so now she is back with her parents. Helen is a teacher, and doesn't earn enough for a place of her own. Anthony writes songs, and is just waiting for the day when someone will pay him for them. Until then, all three are happy at home. It doesn't cost them anything, and surely their parents like having a full house?

A silver wedding means a family gathering - difficult occasions at the best of times. But for the Doyles - Deidre, Desmond, and their children, Anna, Helen, and Brendan - it will be more difficult than most. For each of them is keeping up a front; each of them is nursing a secret wound or smarting over a hidden betrayal. As the day draws nearer, so the tension mounts, until finally the guests gather at the silver wedding party itself....

In this extraordinary collection of stories, the world-wide best-selling author of Evening Class once again reveals her incomparable understanding of matters of the heart. In The Return Journey, Maeve Binchy creates powerful compelling stories of love, loss, revelation, and reconciliation.

Everything is changing in Rossmore. No longer a sleepy Irish town where the young people leave to travel the world, nowadays it's a prosperous place, so busy that a new bypass has been proposed. The people of Rossmore are divided, particularly since the road will go right through the Whitethorn Woods and the well dedicated to St Ann - a well thought by some to have near-spiritual properties, and by others dismissed as a superstition.

A society hostess entertains her husband's mistress to dinner; a country girl savours the delights of city life; a student faces the dilemma of unmarried pregnancy; and a drink-ridden photographer tries to relaunch his shattered career.A vintage collection of four stories set in the heart of Dublin's fashionable Southside, Dublin 4 has all of the author's intimate grasp of human feelings and her marvellous ear for dialogue.

Ria Lynch og Marilyn Vine har aldrig mødt hinanden. Ria bor i et faldefærdigt hus på Tara Road i Dublin, og Marilyn bor i en universitetsby i New England, USA. At finde to mere forskellige personer ville være svært, men alligevel bringer tilfældighedernes spil de to sammen, og de aftaler at bytte bolig med hinanden i sommerhalvåret. Ria tager til USA med et håb om, at forandringen vil hjælpe hende til at overvinde sine store personlige problemer, og Marilyn flytter ind i huset på Tara Road og glæder sig til at få den tragedie lidt på afstand, som hun indtil nu ikke har omtalt for nogen i sin omgangskreds.

Zwei Frauen, zwei Häuser, ein unvergesslicher Sommer. Ria Lynch und Marilyn Vine könnten nicht unterschiedlicher sein. Sie leben tausende Meilen voneinander entfernt: Ria in einem gemütlichen viktorianischen Haus in Tara Road, Dublin; Marilyn in einem modernen Haus in New England. Nach schweren persönlichen Verlusten beschließen sie, ihre Häuser für einen Sommer zu tauschen. Doch dieser Haustausch erweist sich als alles andere als die ruhige Auszeit, die sie sich erhofft hatten.

A delectable collection of 22 short stories centred around people travelling on the London Underground. We meet a young couple travelling nervously to Seven Sisters for their first wife-swapping party; there's Annie's Pimlico Hotel, which is only open for specially chosen guests; Rita, the mysterious temp who lives in Notting Hill Gate; and Sophie, who runs a handbag shop at Marble Arch. All the stories have in common Maeve Binchy's delicious humour and warmth.

This Year It Will be Different brings us the magic and spirit of Christmas in 15 stories filled with Maeve Binchy's trademark wit, charm, and sheer storytelling genius. Instead of nostalgia, Binchy evokes contemporary life; instead of Christmas homilies, she offers truth; and instead of sugarplums, she brings us the nourishment of holidays that precipitate change, growth, and new beginnings.

Molly Sullivan said that the new baby was a little star. She was no trouble at all and she was always smiling - so she became known as Star and no one remembered that her name was Oona.Star Sullivan just wanted everyone to be happy - her father to stop gambling, her mother not to work so hard, her brother to stay out of trouble, her sister to stop worrying about every little thing she ate.

Der Titel "Der grüne See" (im engl. Original: "The Glass Lake") zählt zu den erfolgreichsten Werken von Schriftstellerin Maeve Binchy. Darin wird Helen MacMahon, Ehefrau und Mutter zweier Kinder, vermisst. Niemand aus ihrem Heimatort weiß, was mit der schönen, aber auch zurückhaltenden Frau geschehen ist. Tochter Kit, ihr Bruder und Vater versuchen fortan mit dem plötzlichen Verschwinden einen Umgang zu finden. Ein eindringlicher Roman der Bestseller-Autorin über Verlust und Trauer.

Ein meisterhafter Geschichtenerzählerin - New York Times. Leise rieselt der Schnee und die Glöckchen läuten so hell wie Engelsflüge: So stellt sich wohl jeder das perfekte Weihnachten vor. Doch für Stephen ist es das genaue Gegenteil. Dies wird das erste Weihnachten ohne seine Frau und dann wird ihm auch noch ausgerechnet am 24.12. fristlos gekündigt. Dieses Fest scheint für ihn alles andere als besinnlich. Doch ihm steht eine wundervoll-weihnachtliche Überraschung bevor.

Fire mennesker med intet til fælles møder hinanden på en græsk taverna i bjergene over den lille by Aghia Ann. De har hver især foladt deres hjem og gamle liv i henholdsvis Irland, USA, Tyskland og England, da en overvældende tragedie uventet fører dem sammen. Fiona er en ung sygeplejerske, der kæmper for at få sin families accept af de valg, hun har truffet. Thomas savner sin lille søn og frygter, at hans ekskone vil komme imellem dem. Elsa har opsagt sit job som tv-kommentator, men der er en fra hendes fortid, der ikke vil lade hende være i fred.

Otte børn skar engang deres navne ind i stammen på den enorme blodbøg, der stod i skolegården i Shancarrig. Nu er de voksne og har udviklet sig forskelligt, men det var skolen, der formede dem og gjorde dem til det, de er. Barndomstiden i Shancarrig er fyldt med minder, gode såvel som dårlige, og enkelte som ikke tåler dagens lys. Livet i den lille irske landsby er udadtil fredeligt - søvnigt og dræbende kedeligt ville den uregerlige, lidenskabssøgende Nessa Ryan sige. Men ridser man i overfladen, kommer alle mulige uventede ting til syne.

Lillepigen Frankie er født ind i en højst usædvanlig familie. Hendes mor er desperat efter at finde en, der kan tage sig af hende, og hun har kun kort tid at løbe på.