Nights of Rain and Stars - Hardcover

Maeve Binchy

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ISBN 10: 0786268611 ISBN 13: 9780786268610

Publisher: Thorndike Press, 2005

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A New York Times Bestseller

Four travelers with nothing in common but a need to escape meet in a Greek taverna high above the small village of Aghia Anna, and are thrown together in unexpected ways when tragedy strikes.

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About the Author:

Maeve Binchy was born in County Dublin and educated at the Holy Child convent in Killiney and at University College, Dublin. After a spell as a teacher she joined The Irish Times. Her first novel, Light a Penny Candle, was published in 1982, and she went on to write more than twenty books, all of them bestsellers. Several have been adapted for film and television, most notably Circle of Friends and Tara Road, which was an Oprah’s Book Club selection. She was married to writer and broadcaster Gordon Snell for thirty-five years. She passed away in 2012 at the age of seventy-two.

From AudioFile:

Narrator Terry Donnelly more than earns her keep from the word "go." The novel's opening scenes require her to vocalize characters from England, Germany, Greece, Ireland, and the United States, and she applies authentic accents to each. As these characters--residents and tourists on a Greek island--witness a tragedy, they form unique bonds through which they come to resolve personal issues. Donnelly beautifully emotes the pain, regret, and joy Binchy's characters experience. She characterizes young and old, male and female with fitting, believable, and easily distinguishable voices. The author's pleasant, if protracted, story shines amid Donnelly's charming and spirited reading. J.J.B. � AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright � AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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