Thanks for joining me today for Book Beginnings hosted by Rose City Reader. If you love books, hopefully you will find your new favorite in the list over at Rose City. My book today is Maeve Binchy’s latest “A Week In Winter” and here are the first lines:
“Everyone had their own job to do on the Ryans’ farm in Stoneybridge. The boys helped their father in the fields, mending fences, bringing the cows back to be milked, digging drills of potatoes; Mary fed the calves, Kathleen baked the bread, and Geraldine did the hens.”
Maeve Binchy is one of my favorite all time authors. In fact, she is one of the few writers that I will purchase the hard back editions of her books. This one I found at my local library and I wasn’t even aware that Ms. Binchy had a new book release. Once again, she has filled the pages with characters that we grow to love and care about along with happy endings. That is another thing I love about Ms. Binchy’s books…usually there is a happy ending of sorts for everyone even if it is not exactly what the character would have wanted. This is a lovely entertaining read.
Sadly, I learned that Ms. Binchy passed away after writing this book. This hurts my heart because I always enjoyed her stories and characters.
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Great beginning! I’ve always been meaning to read more of Maeve Binchy’s works (only read Echoes back in high school for an assignment), she really has a way of writing such interesting and complicated character stories & dramas…I was sad to hear of her passing too =(
My Friday Book Memes
I received Ms. Binchy’s book Circle of Friends as a Christmas gift when I was much younger and fell in love with her writing. I don’t even know how many times I have read that book and I need to read it again. Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting! Have a great weekend!
I’ve heard so much about Binchy these past two months that I must find the time to read her.
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I don’t think you will be disappointed in her books. My advice would be to start with some of her older titles like Circle of Friends or Echoes. They are still my favorites. Thanks for stopping by and commenting!