Synopses & Reviews
Evacuated from Blitz-battered London, shy and genteel Elizabeth White is sent to stay with the boisterous OConnors in Kilgarret, Ireland. It is the beginning of an unshakeable bond between Elizabeth and Aisling OConnor, a friendship that will endure through twenty turbulent years of change and chaos, joy and sorrow, soaring dreams and searing betrayals.
About the Author
MAEVE BINCHY was born in Dublin, and went to school at the Holy Child Convent in Killiney. She took a history degree at UCD and taught in various girls' schools, writing travel articles in the long summer holidays. In 1969 she joined the
Irish Times and for many years she was based in London writing humorous columns from all over the world. She was the author of five collections of short stories as well as twelve novels including
Circle of Friends, The Copper Beech, Tara Road, Evening Class and
The Glass Lake. Maeve Binchy died in July 2012 and is survived by her husband, the writer Gordon Snell.