Nights Of Rain and Stars - Softcover

Maeve Binchy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0752882538 ISBN 13: 9780752882536

Publisher: ORION, 2006

Synopsis

279 pages. From back cover, " #1 New York Times bestselling author Maeve Binchy weaves a story of sudden endings and new beginnings, and friendships formed on the many nights of rain and stars."

About this title

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

About this edition

• Publisher: ORION
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0752882538
• ISBN 13: 9780752882536
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400