Maeve Binchy

"While she was writing columns for The Irish Times and her best-selling novels, Maeve Binchy also had in mind to write a book that revolved around one street with many characters coming and going. Every once in a while, she would write about one these people. She would then put it in a drawer. "For the future," she would say. The future is now. Just around the corner from St. Jarlath's Crescent (which readers will recognize from Minding Frankie) is...

While unmarried Maddy dreams of the man she loved and lost, Eddie yearns for the father who abandoned him, in a novel that depicts the dreams and desires of the residents of Shancarrig.

Four strangers--American, English, Irish, and German--on holiday in a Greek village come together after they witness a tragic boating accident. Each of them is trying to escape from a troublesome situation back home. As they become friends and lovers, two locals help them to attain perspective and self-knowledge. Bestseller.

Best-selling author Maeve Binchy not only has many best-selling novels but she is also considered to be one of the finest literary authors of contemporary women's fiction. Set in Lough Glass, Ireland, The Glass Lake is an incandescent novel of family love, belonging, and secrets that flourish in the human heart. Lough Glass is the lake at the heart of the small Irish town that bears its name. Serene and dark, its waters harbor secrets as deep and...

Baby Frankie is born into an unusual family. Her mother is desperate to find someone to take care of her child and she doesn't have much time. Noel doesn't seem to be the most promising of fathers but despite everything, he could well be Frankie's best hope. As for Lisa, she is prepared to give up everything for the man she loves; surely he's going to love her back? And Marian is having none of it. She knows what's right, and has the power to change...

People can't help but see Stone House, the big house on the cliff - once falling into disrepair - as a now beautiful hotel specializing in winter holidays. Its big, warm kitchen, its open log-fires, and its elegant bedrooms provide a welcome few can resist, whatever their reasons for coming. Henry and Nicola are burdened with a terrible secret, while cheerful nurse Winnie finds herself on the holiday from hell, John has arrived on an impulse after...