Maeve's Times
in her own words
$24.66
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
23 June 2014
Summary
Maeve’s Times: A Collection of Wit and Warmth
‘Maeve’s Times is funny and clever and kind, which are excellent qualities in both books and people’ Irish Times
‘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.’
Maeve Binchy is well known for her bestselling novels, but for …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781409149903 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1409149900 |
| Author: | Maeve Binchy |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 23 June 2014 |
| Weight: | 308g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 27mm |
You Can Find This Book In
What They're Saying
Critics Review
A true “national treasure” whose work touched lives of so many - IRISH INDEPENDENT
Maeve had this marvellously black sense of humour and she was wildly funny and entertainingThe author’s great skill is to draw you into the world she creates, so that reading her books is like gossiping with old friends - DAILY EXPRESSMAEVE’S TIMES is funny and clever and kind, which are excellent qualities in both books and people … what this wonderful collection of her work for this paper from 1964 to 2011 makes abundantly clear is that she was a superb journalist - IRISH TIMESAbout The Author
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 over 20 books, all of them bestsellers. Several have been adapted for cinema and television, including Tara Road. Maeve Binchy received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the British Book Awards in 1999 and the Irish PEN/A.T. Cross Award in 2007. She was married to the writer and broadcaster Gordon Snell for 35 years, and died in 2012.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.