Maeve Binchy, author portrait
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Maeve Binchy

Maeve Binchy was born in County Dublin and educated at the Holy Child convent in Killiney and at University College, Dublin. After a spell as a teacher she joined The Irish Times. Her first novel, Light a Penny Candle, was published in 1982, and she went on to write more than 20 books, all of them bestsellers. Several have been adapted for film and television, most notably Circle of Friends and Tara Road, which was an Oprah’s Book Club selection. She was married to the writer and broadcaster Gordon Snell for 35 years, and died in 2012 at the age of 72.
A Few of the Girls
The September Letters
Dusty's Winter
Maeve's Times
Full House
Chestnut Street
A Week in Winter
Minding Frankie
A Week in Summer
Heart and Soul
The Maeve Binchy Writers' Club
Whitethorn Woods
Echoes
Nights of Rain and Stars
Quentins
Scarlet Feather
Light a Penny Candle
Circle of Friends
Tara Road
Evening Class
The Return Journey
This Year It Will Be Different
London Transports
The Glass Lake
The Copper Beech
Firefly Summer
Maeve Binchy Value Collection
Light a Penny Candle
The Lilac Bus
Silver Wedding

Books

A Few of the Girls
The September Letters
Dusty's Winter
Maeve's Times
Full House
Chestnut Street
A Week in Winter
Minding Frankie
A Week in Summer
Heart and Soul
The Maeve Binchy Writers' Club
Whitethorn Woods
Echoes
Nights of Rain and Stars
Quentins
Scarlet Feather
Light a Penny Candle
Circle of Friends
Tara Road
Evening Class
The Return Journey
This Year It Will Be Different
London Transports
The Glass Lake
The Copper Beech
Firefly Summer
Maeve Binchy Value Collection
Light a Penny Candle
The Lilac Bus
Silver Wedding

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