Imprint: Arrow
Published: 01/06/2006
ISBN: 9780099498629
Length: 400 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 25mm x 129mm
Weight: 277g
RRP: £8.99
'What better books to raise the spirits than the gentle, insightful Irish tales of Maeve Binchy?' HELLO! Magazine
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An unforgettable novel from the bestselling author of Light a Penny Candle and Circle of Friends
Desmond and Deirdre Doyle's silver wedding anniversary is drawing ever closer, and it falls to the couple's eldest daughter, Anna, to decide how best to commemorate the big day.
No use asking her sister Helen, living in her London convent, or her brother Brendan, who has chosen exile on a bleak farm in the west of Ireland.
But it is unthinkable not to have a party, even though for the Doyles, family occasions are more difficult than for most. And as the day draws nearer, so the tension mounts, until finally the guests gather at the party itself...
Imprint: Arrow
Published: 01/06/2006
ISBN: 9780099498629
Length: 400 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 25mm x 129mm
Weight: 277g
RRP: £8.99
Maeve Binchy has a gimlet eye for the seething cauldron of emotions which lies beneath the surface of everyday life
An adept storyteller with a sharp eye for social nuances and a pleasing affection for her characters
A rousing good story ... Laughter and tears: it's what Binchy does best
Maeve Binchy is one of the few writers who can pull at your heartstrings . . . she has a touching belief in goodness, but knows that bad things happen. . . reading her books is like gossiping with old friends
A joy to read from start to finish