Maeve Binchy

READERS LOVE SCARLET FEATHER!'Fantastic read' ?????'Wonderful' ?????'Classic Maeve - just what I wanted!' ?????'A book you will not put down' ????? Cathy Scarlet and Tom Feather have decided to create the best catering company in Dublin. They have plenty of talent, the perfect premises, and even a few contacts. But not everyone is as pleased by the idea of 'Scarlet Feather' as they are. Tom's parents are disappointed that he has turned his back on the family business. Cathy's mother-in-law believes Cathy should be at home. And Tom's relationship with his beautiful, ambitious girlfriend is slowly disintegrating. As Cathy and Tom strive to maintain their emotional ties amidst catering triumphs and disasters, they find both support and opposition where they least expect it. 'This is Binchy at her finest' Woman and Home'Drama, humour, warmth and great characters - it's what we expect from Maeve Binchy, one of the world's best-loved writers' Woman's Weekly'It's little wonder that Maeve Binchy's bewitching stories have become world-beaters' OK Magazine

Na malenkom grecheskom ostrove, vdali ot populjarnykh turisticheskikh marshrutov, tsarit bezmjatezhnoe leto. V taverne na vysokom kholme sobiraetsja nebolshaja kompanija molodykh ljudej, kotorye edva znakomy drug s drugom, - kto-to priekhal iz Shtatov, kto-to iz Evropy. V otlichie ot obychnykh otpusknikov, eti puteshestvenniki khotjat ostatsja v Gretsii na prodolzhitelnoe vremja, i u kazhdogo est na to svoi prichiny. Vnezapno na glazakh u posetitelej taverny v zalive vspykhivaet progulochnaja jakhta. Spasti iz ognja udaetsja ne vsekh... Otoropevshie svideteli tragedii dazhe ne predpolagajut, chto eto sobytie navsegda izmenit ikh zhizn... Vpervye na russkom!

Irlandskaja pisatelnitsa i zhurnalistka Mejv Binchi (1940-2012) khorosho izvestna ne tolko na svoej rodine, no i vo vsem mire. Peru Binchi, pomimo rasskazov, prinadlezhit 16 romanov, ee knigi neizmenno stanovilis bestsellerami i ne raz poluchali prestizhnye mezhdunarodnye premii. V 1970-kh godakh Binchi opublikovala tri sbornika rasskazov, i dovolno uspeshno, no nastojaschaja slava prishla k nej posle vykhoda pervogo romana "Zazhgi svechu" (1982). Cherez tri goda uvidel svet vtoroj roman Binchi "Ekho chuzhikh zhelanij", takzhe vstretivshij teplyj otklik chitajuschej publiki. U morja, v okrestnostjakh tikhogo irlandskogo poselka Kaslbej, v peschere prjachetsja ekho. Ljudi verjat, chto, esli ekhu zadat vopros, ono nepremenno otvetit. Odnazhdy sjuda prikhodjat dvoe podrostkov, Devid i Kler. Mechta u nikh odinakovaja: uekhat podalshe ot rodnykh mest. Mechty sbyvajutsja. Kler vyigryvaet stipendiju v Universitetskom kolledzhe Dublina i pereezzhaet v stolitsu. Edet tuda i Devid, mechtajuschij stat vrachom. Puti ikh peresekutsja samym neozhidannym obrazom i... privedut obratno, v seryj pustynnyj Kaslbej, gde kogda-to na fone semejnykh tajn, spleten i zaputannykh otnoshenij razygralas drama ambitsij, predatelstva i ljubvi... Vpervye na russkom!

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

'A book designed to be read in a dark January chill; it begs for a fireside and the sound of wind and rain howling outside' THE LADYThis winter, escape to a warm and wonderful clifftop hotel with the world's favourite storyteller. Now with brand new introduction by Cathy Bramley, bestselling author of Merrily Ever After.'Sometimes she would go and walk the cliffs at night and look out over the ocean...'Set high on the cliffs on the west coast of Ireland, Stone House 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. And so gather the guests: some with secrets, some longing to leave their old lives behind, and some hoping the break at Stone House will help them find a way to face the future...'A book to treasure' HELLO'Full of her trademark warmth, humour and lovable characters' WOMAN'A master storyteller' MARIAN KEYES

'They were still talking as the first stars came into the sky...' Four strangers meet at a taverna on a beautiful Greek island, with nothing in common except a need to escape. But over one magical summer they'll discover that sometimes, the people who understand you the best can be the ones who don't know you at all... Fiona left her nursing career in Ireland to be with the man everyone thinks is wrong for her. Elsa fled Germany and her high-powered television job once she learned what the man she loved was hiding from her. Thomas mourns his failed marriage and misses his young son in California, while David yearns to reconcile with his family in England without having to go into the family business. Chance has brought them together, and together they will find new ways of looking at the lives they left behind.___________Find out why millions of readers adore Maeve Binchy...'A story to lift your heart and bring you peace.' (Five stars)'Maeve Binchy in the sunshine of Greece - what more could one want?' (Five stars)'Happy and life-affirming' (Five stars)'The Greek island itself was so real, it made you want to pack a suitcase an rush off to live there.' (Five stars)'Set on a beautiful Greek island, and as you get caught up in the story you feel as if you have been there yourself.' (Five stars)'Romance, disappointments, opportunities taken, beautiful Greece all tied up in a holiday package.' (Five stars)___________SPECIAL EDITION FEATURING 'MEMORIES OF MAEVE' FROM: Minnie Driver - Marian Keyes - Cathy Kelly - Veronica Henry Jilly Cooper - Lorraine Kelly - Jenny Colgan - Katie Fforde - Ruby Wax Patricia Scanlan - Liz Nugent - Megan Nolan - Maeve's friends & colleagues Introduced by Maeve's husband, Gordon Snell. ___________'One of my all-time favourites' LORRAINE KELLY'An absolute joy. Maeve sweeps you away to an island paradise!' VERONICA HENRY'A brilliant storyteller' GRAHAM NORTON'A master storyteller' NEW YORK TIMES'Maeve Binchy was my hero' MARIAN KEYES'The Queen of Fiction' IRISH TIMES'A true star' JILLY COOPER'A remarkable writer' RUBY WAX'Wielded her pen with dizzying genius' CATHY KELLY

Irlannin rannikolla tuulee ja asukkaiden sydämissä myrskyää.” Tämän kirjan lukeminen on kuin koukkaisi kylmästä sateesta naurun ja tulisijan lämmön täyttämään pubiin.” PeopleKun Chicky Starr päättää remontoida Länsi-Irlannissa sijaitsevasta, rapistuvasta merenrantakartanosta viihtyisän lomapaikan, kaikki pitävät häntä pöhkönä. Erään talvisen viikon aikana hotelli kuitenkin osoittautuu turvasatamaksi mitä erilaisimmille ihmisille. Filmitähti Johnia piinaa julkisuus, muusikko Andersia isäsuhde. Freda, kirjastonhoitaja, taistelee mielenterveytensä kanssa, ja Nicola ja Henry ovat joutuneet todistamaan liikaa kuolemaa. Ihmisenkokoiset kertomukset sattumineen ja salaisuuksineen houkuttavat mukaansa.*”Romaani säteilee lämpöä ja viehätystä.” USA Today“Binchylle tyypilliseen tyyliin lempeää tarinaa kuljettaa osin eksentrinen, mutta aina yhtä rakastettava hahmokavalkadi.” BooklistMaeve Binchy (1940-2012) tuli tunnetuksi kautta maailman erityisesti irlantilaisen elämänmenon ja luonteenlaadun lämminhenkisenä kuvaajana. Hänen romaanejaan on käännetty yli 30 kielelle ja myyty yli 40 miljoonaa kappaletta. Binchy kuvaa viihdyttävällä tavalla, sentimentaalisuuteen sortumatta, esimerkiksi maalais- ja kaupunkilaiselämää ja Irlannin dramaattista lähimenneisyyttä.

Från Green Park till Brixton, Shepherd´s Bush till Chancery Lane får en del av de många miljontals tunnelbaneresenärerna och londonborna sina egna berättelser nedtecknade av den populära och älskade författaren Maeve Binchy. De 25 berättelserna i samlingen har alla fått namn efter stationer på Victoria line och Central line i Londons tunnelbana. I berättelsen Kings Cross får en kvinnlig mellanchef en ny sekreterare, Eve, som visar sig vara inget mindre än en feministisk karriärstrateg. I Notting Hill Gate försöker en journalist klura ut en västindisk kollegas mystikomgärdade privatliv. I Highbury & Islington våndas en ung man när han ska presentera sin fästmö ur arbetarklassen för sin tjusiga mor och syster. I berättelsen Shepherd´s Bush kommer irländska May till London för att göra abort, en berättelse som blivit legendarisk på Irland, eftersom ingen - när samlingen publicerades - tidigare hade skildrat den erfarenhet som många irländska kvinnor delade.

'Maeve Binchy! I love her stories and have since Light a Penny Candle.' TOM HANKS_____________________A FRIENDSHIP NOTHING COULD DESTROY. Evacuated from Blitz-battered London, the shy Elizabeth White is sent to stay with the O'Connor family in Kilgarret, Ireland, where she strikes up an unlikely friendship with the lively, boisterous Aisling O'Connor. Neither of them were to know it would become the most important friendship of their lives. Their bond is unshakeable, enduring over turbulent years of change and chaos, joy and sorrow, soaring dreams - and searing betrayals . . . With warmth, wit and great compassion, Maeve Binchy tells a magnificent story of two women, bound together in a friendship that nothing could tear apart - not even the man who threatened to come between them forever._____________________'What better books to raise the spirits than the gentle, insightful Irish tales of Maeve Binchy?' HELLO! Magazine'Wonderfully warm and involving' KATIE FFORDE'If any author can help you survive lockdown, it's Binchy' DAILY MAIL'I find myself yearning for the rain-soaked watercolour writing of Maeve Binchy' JENNY COLGAN, GUARDIAN Best Comfort Reads'Binchy's novels are never less than entertaining' SUNDAY TIMES

Best known for her endearing novels, Maeve Binchy is also an award-winning playwright. Published for the first time, Half-Promised Land deals with two young Irish women who visit a kibbutz in 1960s Israel. Binchy explores their actions and emotions as they are confronted with issues of tolerance, belonging and forgiveness, abortion, mental illnesses, and racism. Fans of Binchy’s resilient, sharp-witted female characters will cherish this long-forgotten drama.

A Few of the Girls brings together, for the first time, thirty-six of Maeve's very best stories--some published in magazines, others written for friends as gifts, many for charity benefits, all of them filled with her trademark warmth, wisdom, and humor. Written over a period of decades, these stories show that while times change, people often remain the same: they fall in love, sometimes unsuitably; they experience heartbreak, compassion and redemption; they hold to hopes and dreams; and they have friendships--some that fall apart, and a few special ones that endure. A foreword by her husband, Gordon Snell, offers a privileged, intimate glimpse into the writing process behind her extraordinary work.

A collection of full-cast dramatisations and readings from the bestselling author ‘There’s nobody like Binchy for warming the cockles’ Times Maeve Binchy was one of Britain’s best-loved storytellers and this compilation of her finest fiction, as heard on BBC Radio, demonstrates all the warmth, wit and compassion that made her so popular. Firefly Summer is a moving, humorous novel about a sleepy Irish town facing monumental change, dramatised in six parts with a full cast including David Soul and Lorcan Cranitch. No Nightingales, No Snakes features full-cast dramatisations of five Maeve Binchy short stories, with a distinguished cast including Niamh Cusack, Sam Dale and Harry Towb. The Garden Party contains four short stories specially commissioned for BBC Radio 4, read by Niamh Cusack, Dervla Kirwan, Doreen Hepburn and Stella McCusker. The Homecoming comprises four more stories exclusively written for BBC Radio 4, read by Sean Campion, Joanna Myers, Patricia Hodge and Kate Binchy. Dealing with families, friendship, love, loss, sorrow and joy, these stories will delight all Maeve Binchy fans. Duration: 6 hours approx

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the acclaimed author of Circle of Friends - In a small town on the west coast of Ireland, an unlikely cast of characters come together at a newly opened inn. This "delightful novel that] radiates the warmth and charm that fans will recognize and cherish" (USA Today). Stoneybridge is a small town on the west coast of Ireland where all the families know one another. When Chicky Starr decides to take an old, decaying mansion set high on the cliffs overlooking the windswept Atlantic Ocean and turn it into a restful place for a holiday by the sea, everyone thinks she is crazy. Helped by Rigger (a bad boy turned good who is handy around the house) and Orla, her niece (a whiz at business), Chicky is finally ready to welcome the first guests to Stone House's big warm kitchen, log fires, and understated elegant bedrooms. John, the American movie star, thinks he has arrived incognito; Winnie and Lillian are forced into taking a holiday together; Nicola and Henry, husband and wife, have been shaken by seeing too much death practicing medicine; Anders hates his father's business, but has a real talent for music; Miss Nell Howe, a retired schoolteacher, criticizes everything and leaves a day early, much to everyone's relief; the Walls are disappointed to have won this second-prize holiday in a contest where first prize was Paris; and Freda, the librarian, is afraid of her own psychic visions. Sharing a week with these characters is pure joy, full of Maeve's trademark warmth and humor. Once again, she embraces us with her grand storytelling.

A superb collection from the No.1 bestselling author: 'Reading her books is like gossiping with old friends' DAILY EXPRESS

Five decades of selected writings from the Irish Times by the beloved and best-selling author, filled with her hallmark humor, candor, and wisdom-a timeless gift to her legion of fans. Maeve Binchy once confessed: "As someone who fell off a chair not long ago trying to hear 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." She was an accidental journalist, yet from the beginning, her writings reflected the warmth, wit, and keen human interest that readers would come to love in her fiction. From the royal wedding to boring airplane companions, Samuel Beckett to Margaret Thatcher, "senior moments" to life as a waitress, Maeve's Times gives us wonderful insight into a changing Ireland as it celebrates the work of one of our best-loved writers in all its diversity-revealing her characteristic directness, laugh-out-loud humor, and unswerving gaze into the true heart of a matter. "Binchy's wry, self-effacing style reminds one of a Celtic Nora Ephron. . . . She] throws a spotlight on strong, imperfect women confronting complicated challenges." --The Christian Science Monitor

Reuniting some of our favourite Maeve Binchy characters, this is a delightful collection of linked stories from No. 1 bestselling author of NIGHTS OF RAIN AND STARS. 'She is the Queen of Fiction . . . once you read Maeve you are hooked for life' Irish Times

Da Maeve Binchy døde i 2012 efterlod hun en samling noveller skrevet gennem hele sit lange virke. Disse historier er her samlet i Fortællinger fra Chestnut Street. I et fint kvarter i Dublin ligger Chestnut Street. Her møder vi mennesker fra vidt forskellige kår og med vidt forskellig tilgang til livet. Blandt andre Bucket Maguire, vinduespudseren, der må gå vidt for at beskytte sin søn og Nessa Byrne, hvis tante kommer på besøg fra USA hver sommer og vender op og ned på huset – og på Nessas liv. Alle 36 noveller er skrevet med den charme og hjertelighed, der er så karakteristisk for Maeve Binchy, og som har vundet tusindvis af læseres hjerter verden over.

A New York Times Bestseller From the author of A Week in Winter and Minding Frankie a poignant and heartwarming collection of stories centered on the comings and goings of one delightful street in Dublin "Packed with charming takes on people's quirks and foibles, nosy neighbors and friendly ones. Binchy eloquently exposes and explores relationships between parents and children, husbands and wives, longtime and recently acquired friends."--The Boston Globe Imagined with the humor and understanding that are hallmarks of Maeve Binchy's storytelling, the world of Chestnut Street captivates us with its joys and sorrows. Maguire, the window cleaner, must do more than he bargained for in order to protect his son. Nessa Byrne's aunt visits from America every summer, turning Nessa's house--and world--upside down. Lilian, a generous girl with a big heart, has a fianc whom no one approves of. Melly's gossipy ways help Madame Magic, a self-styled fortune-teller, get everyone on the right track. And Dolly, an awkward young girl, discovers more about her perfect mother than she ever wanted to know.