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Anne Maeve Binchy Snell (28 May 1939 [1] – 30 July 2012) was an Irish novelist, playwright, short story writer, columnist, and speaker. Her novels were characterised by a sympathetic and often humorous portrayal of small-town life in Ireland, and surprise endings .
Maeve Binchy (1940–2012) Dermot Bolger (born 1959) Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973) John Boyne (born 1971) Maeve Brennan (1916–1993) Ken Bruen (born 1951) Shan Bullock (1865–1935) Angela Bourke (born 1952) Anne Burke (fl. 1780–1805) Catherine Dorothea Burdett (1784–1861) William Carleton (1794–1869) Claudia Carroll (born c. 1969) Anne ...
Circle of Friends is a 1990 novel by the Irish author Maeve Binchy. Set in Dublin, as well as in the fictitious town of Knockglen in rural Ireland during the 1950s, the story centres on a group of university students. The novel was adapted into a 1995 feature film directed by Pat O'Connor.
Maeve Binchy (1940–2012) George A. Birmingham (1865–1950) Dermot Bolger (born 1959) Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973) John Boyne (born 1971) Maeve Brennan (1916–1993) John Broderick (1924–1989) Ken Bruen (born 1951) Aifric Campbell (born before 1976) Lucy Caldwell (born 1981) William Carleton (1794–1869) Joyce Cary (1888–1957) Jane ...
Evening Class is a 1996 novel by the Irish author Maeve Binchy.It was adapted as the award-winning film Italian for Beginners (2000) by writer-director Lone Scherfig, who failed to formally acknowledge the source, although at the very end of the closing credits is the line 'with thanks to Maeve Binchy'.
Silver Wedding is a 1988 novel by the Irish author Maeve Binchy.Set in London, Dublin, and the west of Ireland in the year 1985, the novel explores the lives and inner feelings of a couple and their family and friends who are about to celebrate the couple's 25th wedding anniversary.
Chestnut Street is a 2014 short story collection by the Irish author Maeve Binchy.It was published posthumously by her husband, Gordon Snell.It contains 36 short stories, the majority never before published, which Binchy had written over a period of decades.
Echoes is a 1985 novel by the Irish author Maeve Binchy. As Binchy's second novel, it explores various themes of Irish small-town life, including social classes and expectations, the paucity of educational opportunities before the introduction of free secondary education in 1967, and women's roles. A four-part television miniseries was adapted ...