Binchy, Maeve – The Bell Bookshop

This year it will be different

Emma — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

‘There’s nobody like Binchy for warming the cockles, and this collection of Christmas stories warms them to white heat’ Kate Saunders, The Times

Christmas: a time of year when emotions run high and long-held secrets can unexpectedly surface…

This Year It Will Be Different powerfully evokes the lives of wives, husbands, children, friends and lovers. As the festivities take hold, there are step-families grappling with exes; long-married couples faced with in-law problems; a wandering husband choosing between the other woman and his wife; a child caught up in a grown-up tug-of-war.

Filled with Maeve BInchy’s unique warmth, wit and storytelling genius, this collection is the perfect festive treat.

‘We are all in her pages, all of us: mothers, daughters, fathers, sons, husbands, wives, children, friends, lovers … It is this combination of Maeve’s understanding of what it is to be human, and how to cope with life, that makes her so popular’ Veronica Henry, bestselling author of Christmas at the Beach Hut

Few Of The Girls CDx8 Unabridged

Emma — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000

‘The Irish do 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’ Maeve Binchy

Maeve Binchy’s bestselling novels not only tell wonderful stories, they also give an insight in to 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.

But at the heart of all Maeve’s fiction are the people and their relationships with each other. A FEW OF THE GIRLS is a glorious collection of the very best of her writing, full of the warmth, charm and humour that has always been an essential part of all of Maeve’s writing.

Read by Kate Binchy with an introduction read by Gordon Snell

Minding Frankie

Emma — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000

‘Binchy weaves her magic once again in an addictive story about families and people who aren’t always quite what they seem’ Woman & Home

Baby Frankie is born into an unusual family. Her mother is desperate to find someone to take care of her child and she doesn’t have much time.

Noel doesn’t seem to be the most promising of fathers but despite everything, he could well be Frankie’s best hope.

As for Lisa, she is prepared to give up everything for the man she loves; surely he’s going to love her back?

And Moira is having none of it. She knows what’s right, and has the power to change the course of Frankie’s life…but Moira is hiding secrets of her own.