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  • By: Maeve Binchy
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Maeve Binchy imagined a street in Dublin with many characters coming and going, and every once in a while she would write about one of these people. She would then put it in a drawer; “for the future,” she would say. The future is now. Across town from St. Jarlath’s Crescent, featured in Minding Frankie, is Chestnut Street, where neighbors come and go. Behind their closed doors we encounter very different people with different life circumstances, occupations, and sensibilities.

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  • Scarlet Feather

  • By: Maeve Binchy
  • Narrated by: Barbara Caruso
  • Length: 20 hrs and 8 mins
  • Unabridged
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    4.5 out of 5 stars 481
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New York Times best-selling author Maeve Binchy has a way of making everyday experiences extraordinary. Scarlet Feather introduces budding entrepreneurs Cathy and Tom who, along with their extended families, meet the trials and rewards of life head on. Scarlet Feather is a new catering company formed by two friends from cooking school, Cathy Scarlet and Tom Feather. Their dream is to have the best business in Dublin.

  • 4 out of 5 stars

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  • By JPisme on 08-25-11
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  • Maeve's Times

  • In Her Own Words
  • By: Maeve Binchy
  • Narrated by: Kate Binchy
  • Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
  • Unabridged
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    4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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    4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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    4.5 out of 5 stars 58

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.

  • 5 out of 5 stars

  • A glimpse into the writer's memory.....

  • By Karen Voyles on 05-04-16
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  • Heart and Soul

  • By: Maeve Binchy
  • Narrated by: Sile Bermingham
  • Length: 15 hrs and 16 mins
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  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars 289
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With the insight, humor, and compassion we have come to expect from her, Maeve Binchy tells a story of family, friends, patients, and staff who are part of a heart clinic in a community caught between the old and the new Ireland.

  • 1 out of 5 stars

  • Sorry Meave

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  • Tara Road

  • A Novel
  • By: Maeve Binchy
  • Narrated by: Katherine Borowitz
  • Length: 17 hrs and 37 mins
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  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars 1,146
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When two unhappy women switch homes for the summer, there are extraordinary consequences, and each learns that the other has a deep secret that can never be revealed. At the end of the summer, when the women at last meet face-to-face, they find that they have become, firmly and forever, good friends.

  • 3 out of 5 stars

  • Material good - quality, not-so-much

  • By B. W. on 09-05-08
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  • Whitethorn Woods

  • By: Maeve Binchy
  • Narrated by: various
  • Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
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    4 out of 5 stars 229
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    4 out of 5 stars 110
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    4 out of 5 stars 113

When a new highway threatens to bypass the town of Rossmore and cut through Whitethorn Woods, everyone has a passionate opinion about whether the town will benefit or suffer. But young Father Flynn is most concerned with the fate of St. Ann's Well, which is set at the edge of the woods and slated for destruction. People have been coming to St. Ann's for generations to share their dreams and fears, and speak their prayers.

  • 3 out of 5 stars

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Publisher's Summary

From Maeve Binchy's earliest writings to the most recent, her work is filled with wisdom and common sense and also a sharp, often witty voice that is insightful and reaches out to her audiences around the world and of all ages. Whether it is one of her best-selling novels or a short story, Maeve shows us that times may have changed, but people often remain the same: They fall in love, sometimes unsuitably; they have hopes and dreams; they have deep, longstanding friends whose secrets are shared; they go on holidays and celebrate new jobs....

A Few of the Girls is a glorious collection of the very best of her short story writing, stories that were written over the decades - some published in magazines, others for friends as gifts, many for charity benefits. The stories are all filled with the signature warmth and humor that have always been an essential part of Maeve's appeal.

©2016 Maeve Binchy (P)2016 Random House Audio

Critic Reviews

"The multiple voices that narrate this collection bring the incomparable Irish author Maeve Binchy to life once again.... Listeners will enjoy hearing how the beloved Binchy's stories changed over her long career." ( AudioFile)

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Narrated with a lisp?

One of the narrators seemed to speak with a lisp. I thought it to be part of the story line, but it was not. When I heard her again in another of the short stories I was surprised and distracted by it.

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Not Binchy's best but still worth it.

For me, nothing will live up to Tara Road but that's unfair and I know it. I still enjoy Maeve Binchy's writing. This collection, not as much but again I understand that when people pass away there's a scramble to Publish every single idea that ever popped into their heads. It was a pleasant if not great listen with terrific readers and a good lesson in short story writing for aspiring writers.

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I have so much love for Maeve Binchy

So many wonderful stories and perspectives on life. I only wish there were a hundred more of her books to read.

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Would like Kate to have been the reader

I liked the stories very much. Mrs. Binchy certainly captured (observed) our human nature (foibles and all) - sometimes with an OUCH observation. I would have preferred that Kate read the stories.