peaboo2
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Post by peaboo2 on Jul 30, 2017 0:16:52 GMT
I'm searching my library's e-book collection in preparation for vacation and see they have plenty of Maeve Binchy books. I've never read her stories, but know she has plenty of fans. I would like to try one, but I don't know where to start. What is your favorite Maeve Binchy book and why?
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jul 30, 2017 0:43:14 GMT
Quentins and Tara Road are both very good.
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chendra
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Post by chendra on Jul 30, 2017 0:49:41 GMT
Circle of Friends
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Post by christine58 on Jul 30, 2017 0:51:34 GMT
Loved this one I also LOVED Danielle Steele's The Ring |
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Post by kat on Jul 30, 2017 1:05:12 GMT
Another vote for circle of friends.
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Post by marianne on Jul 30, 2017 1:12:33 GMT
Circle of Friends was the first one I read and I was hooked. I've since read all of her books, but that one still stands out. Tara Road also.
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Post by jackietex on Jul 30, 2017 1:24:44 GMT
I can't really pick one, I love all her novels. I've never read any of her short story collections.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2017 1:47:00 GMT
I really don't like her style of writing, it seems really depressing to me.
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Post by jenis40 on Jul 30, 2017 2:00:23 GMT
Circle of Friends, Quentin's, Evening Class and Scarlet Feather are all favorites.
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peaboo2
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Post by peaboo2 on Jul 30, 2017 2:29:02 GMT
I went ahead and downloaded Circle of Friends. Thanks for the suggestions!
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Post by ModChick on Jul 30, 2017 3:09:21 GMT
Evening Class and Circle of Friends.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2017 3:20:31 GMT
I like her early ones best, such as Echoes, Light A Penny Candle, and The Glass Lake.
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Post by Merge on Jul 30, 2017 4:08:49 GMT
I like her early ones best, such as Echoes, Light A Penny Candle, and The Glass Lake. Those are the three I would have mentioned as well. Circle of Friends after that. I didn't like her books set in modern times nearly as well. |
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Post by chendra on Jul 30, 2017 4:28:42 GMT
I like her early ones best, such as Echoes, Light A Penny Candle, and The Glass Lake. Light a Penny Candle was where I learned to pronounce Aisling  I might be misremembering, but I feel like I read that Circle of Friends was semi-autobiographical, which is why she didn't like the ending when the book was made into a film. She appeared at my university back in the 80's, so I went to see her even though I had never heard of her because student tickets were cheap. She was very tall, and I remember her telling of working at a newspaper where her caption "a hearty Irish stew" mistakenly appeared under a photo of open heart surgery. I used to call her books my official airplane reading material because I found it so easy to get caught up in her stories, even when I was uncomfortable and frequently interrupted. |
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Post by gramma on Jul 30, 2017 5:41:25 GMT
Echoes - Minding Frankie It takes me a bit to get used to her style but I really like her books
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Post by paigepea on Jul 30, 2017 5:58:00 GMT
I loved the evening class! Circle of friends too. Yes
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Jul 30, 2017 8:08:51 GMT
Circle of Friends is a great choice. My vote would be for Light a Penny Candle next, if you like historical fiction. I love how she often introduces a character from a previous book in another book. It makes me feel that there is a friend in a room full of strangers - until I get used to the strangers and they all become friends. Not many writers do that.
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Post by kibblesandbits on Jul 30, 2017 12:22:41 GMT
Love them all - you can't go wrong. Light a Penny Candle was my first, I think. They're all awesome.
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Post by grammy2emmasophia on Jul 30, 2017 12:33:01 GMT
Evening Class, my favorite, and Tara Road
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2017 13:33:11 GMT
Light a Penny Candle, Evening Class, Circle of Friends.
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Post by fredfreddy on Jul 30, 2017 15:16:01 GMT
Circle of Friends
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Post by scrapsuzy on Jul 31, 2017 4:09:55 GMT
...Light A Penny Candle... This was the first non-kid/teen book I ever read. I really like Maeve Binchy, and don't know why I haven't read her in so long. |
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Post by purplebee on Jul 31, 2017 18:06:21 GMT
Love MB, can't pick a favorite, I do re-read most of them.
If you like Maeve B., another good author is Rosamunde Pilcher.
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I might be misremembering, but I feel like I read that Circle of Friends was semi-autobiographical, which is why she didn't like the ending when the book was made into a film.
