A final novel by the late best-selling author of Tara Road follows the efforts of a woman who against the opinions of local detractors turns a coastal Ireland mansion into a holiday resort and receives an assortment of first guests who throughout the course of a week share laughter and the heartache of respective challenges. (general fiction). Reprint.
Maeve Binchy is the author of numerous best-selling books, including her most recent novels, "Minding Frankie, Heart and Soul, " and "Whitethorn Woods, "as well as" Circle of Friends "and "Tara Road, " which was an Oprah's Book Club selection. She has written for "Gourmet"; "O, The Oprah Magazine;""Modern Maturity;" and "Good Housekeeping, " among other publications. Married to Gordon Snell, she lived in Dalkey, Ireland, until her death in July 2012 at the age of seventy-two, shortly after finishing this book.