This Year It Will Be Different: And Other Stories (Paperback)
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Circle of Friends, The Glass Lake, and Evening Class comes a stunning collection of fifteen Christmas stories filled with Maeve Binchy's trademark wit, charm, and sheer storytelling gen......more
From the New York Times bestselling author of Circle of Friends, The Glass Lake, and Evening Class comes a stunning collection of fifteen Christmas stories filled with Maeve Binchy's trademark wit, charm, and sheer storytelling genius. In "A Typical Irish Christmas," a grieving widower heads for a holiday in Ireland and finds an unexpected destination not just for himself, but for a father and daughter in crisis. . . . In "Pulling Together," a teacher not yet out of her twenties sees her affair with a married man at a turning point as Christmas Eve approaches. . . . And in the title story, "This Year It Will Be Different," a woman with a complacent husband and grown children enters a season that will forever alter her life, and theirs. . .
These stories, and a dozen more, powerfully evoke many lives--from step-families grappling with exes to children caught in grown-up tugs-of-war--during the one holiday when feelings cannot be easily hidden. The time of year may be magical, imbued with meaning. But the situations are timeless. And Maeve Binchy makes us care about them all.
Maeve Binchy was born and educated in Dublin. She is the bestselling author of Evening Class, The Glass Lake, The Copper Beech, The Lilac Bus, Circle of Friends, Silver Wedding, Firefly Summer, Echoes, Light a Penny Candle, London Transports, two plays, and a teleplay that won three awards at the Prague Film Festival. She has been writing for The Irish Times since 1969 and lives with her husband, Gordon Snell, in Dublin.
- Author:
- Binchy, Maeve
- Genre:
- FICTION / Short Stories (single author)
- Audience:
- General/trade
- Edition Detail:
- Reprint
- Format:
- Paperback
- Pages:
- 259
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Dell Pub Co
- Publish Date:
- 11/01/1997
- Copyright Year:
- 1997
- ISBN:
- 9780440223573
- Height:
- 7.0 in
- Wdth:
- 4.25 in
- Thickness:
- 1.0 in
- Unit weight:
- 0.3 lb
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Overall Rating: 5
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Great Collection of Holiday Stories
Maeve Binchy is one of my favorite Irish authors and this is a great collection of holiday-themed short stories. Fun to read around the holidays or a great Christmas gift. Cover of actual product received was more updated than picture shown.
- Would you recommend this to a friend? Yes
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