Maeve Brennan's Books

The Long-Winded Lady

Notes from The New Yorker

By: Maeve Brennan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Long-Winded Lady

Notes from The New Yorker

By: Maeve Brennan

From 1954 to 1981, Maeve Brennan wrote for The New Yorker's "Talk of the Town" department under the pen name "The Long–Winded Lady." Her unforgettable sketches—prose snapshots of life in small restaurants, cheap hotels, and crowded streets of Times Square and the Village—together form a timeless, bittersweet tribute to what she called the "most reckless, most ambitious, most confused, most comical, the saddest and coldest and most human of cities." First published in 1969, The Long–Winded Lady is a celebration of one of The New Yorker's finest writers.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

184

Publisher

Catapult

Published Date

ISBN 10

1619026546

ISBN 13

9781619026544

The Visitor

By: Maeve Brennan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Visitor

By: Maeve Brennan

The current revival of the work of Maeve Brennan, who died in obscurity in 1993, has won her a reputation as a twentieth–century classic—one of the best Irish writers of stories since Joyce. Now, unexpectedly, Brennan's oeuvre is immeasurably deepened and broadened by a miraculous literary discovery—a short novel written in the mid–1940s, but till now unknown and unpublished. Recently found in a university archive, it is a story of Dublin and of the unkind, ungenerous, emotionally unreachable side of the Irish temper. The Visitor is the haunting tale of Anastasia King, who, at the age of twenty–two, returns to her grandmother's house—the very house where she grew up—after six long years away. She has been in Paris, comforting her disgraced and dying mother, the runaway from a disastrous marriage to Anastasia's late father, the grandmother's only son. "It's a pity she sent for you." the grandmother says, smiling with anger. "And a pity you went after her. It broke your father's heart."Anastasia pays dearly for the choice she made, a choice that now costs her her own strong sense of family and makes her an exile—a visitor—in the place she once called home. Penelope Fitzgerald, writing of Brennan's story "The Springs of Affection," said that it carries an "electric charge of resentment and quiet satisfaction in revenge that chills you right through." The same can be said of the The Visitor, Maeve Brennan's "lost" novel—the early work of an incomparable master.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Catapult

Published Date

ISBN 10

1582431612

ISBN 13

9781582431611

The Copper Beech

A Novel

By: Maeve Binchy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Copper Beech

A Novel

By: Maeve Binchy

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The Copper Beech is as soothing as a cup of tea.”—People In the little Irish town of Shancarrig, the young people carve their initials—and those of their loves—into the copper beech tree in front of the schoolhouse. But not even Father Gunn, the parish priest, who knows most of what goes on behind Shancarrig’s closed doors, or Dr. Jims, the village doctor, who knows all the rest, realize that not everything in the placid village is what it seems. Unexpected passions and fears are bringing together many lives, such as the sensitive new priest and Miss Ross, the slight, beautiful schoolteacher . . . Leonora, the privileged daughter of the town’s richest family, and Foxy Dunne, whose father did time in jail . . . and Nessa Ryan, whose parents run Ryan’s Hotel, and two very different young men. For now the secrets in Shancarrig’s shadows are starting to be revealed, from innocent vanities and hidden loves to crimes of the heart . . . and even to murder. Praise for The Copper Beech “A book with a difference . . . You’ll take it home to lend to your best friend.”—The New York Times Book Review “Binchy makes you laugh, cry, and care. Her warmth and sympathy render the daily struggles of ordinary people heroic and turn storytelling into art.”—San Francisco Chronicle “The Copper Beech finds author Maeve Binchy at her Irish storytelling best!”—Cleveland Plain Dealer

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

419

Publisher

Dell

Published Date

ISBN 10

0440337631

ISBN 13

9780440337638

The Springs of Affection

Stories of Dublin

By: Maeve Brennan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Springs of Affection

Stories of Dublin

By: Maeve Brennan

The twenty–one stories collected here—the very best stories of one of The New Yorker's most celebrated writers—trace the patterns of love within three Dublin families. Love between husband and wife, which begins in courtship and laughter, loses all power of expression and then vanishes forever. The natural love of sister for brother and of mother for son is twisted into the rage to possess. And love that gives rise to the rituals of family life—those "ordinary customs that are the only true realities most of us ever know"—grows solid as rock that will never give way. In his introduction, William Maxwell, who was for twenty years Maeve Brennan's editor, writes of the special quality of her work, and especially of the title story, which he places among the great short fiction of the twentieth century.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

356

Publisher

Catapult

Published Date

ISBN 10

1582439451

ISBN 13

9781582439457

Quentins

By: Maeve Binchy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Quentins

By: Maeve Binchy

#1 New York Times bestselling author Maeve Binchy tells the story of a generation and a city through the history of a Dublin restaurant in this “warm-hearted” (Boston Herald) enthralling novel. Ella Brady wants to film a documentary about Quentins that will capture the spirit of Dublin from the 1970s to the present day. After all, the restaurant saw the people of a city become more confident in everything from their lifestyles to the food that they chose to eat. And Quentins has a thousand stories to tell. But as Ella uncovers more of what has gone on at Quentins, she begins to wonder whether some secrets should be kept that way... “Quentins is not just any Dublin restaurant; it’s a place where wedding proposals, business deals, family ties, and friendships are forged (and sometimes broken).”—The Seattle Times

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

454

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

ISBN 10

1101209836

ISBN 13

9781101209837

Heart and Soul

By: Maeve Binchy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Heart and Soul

By: Maeve Binchy

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A story of patients and staff, family, and friends who are part of a heart clinic in a community caught between the old Ireland and the new. • "Good-hearted [and] entertaining." —The Washington Post Dr. Clara Casey has been offered the thankless job of establishing the underfunded clinic and agrees to take it on for a year. She has plenty on her plate already—two difficult adult daughters and the unwanted attentions of her ex-husband—but she assembles a wonderfully diverse staff devoted to helping their demanding, often difficult patients. Before long the clinic is established as an essential part of the community, and Clara must decide whether or not to leave a place where lives are saved, courage is rewarded, and humor and optimism triumph over greed and self-pity.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

433

Publisher

Anchor

Published Date

ISBN 10

0307271307

ISBN 13

9780307271303

The Springs of Affection

Stories of Dublin

By: Maeve Brennan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Springs of Affection

Stories of Dublin

By: Maeve Brennan

These stories, set mainly in suburban, lower middle-class Dublin between the wars, are divided into 3 sections: the first are autobiographical childhood sketches; the second and third sections contain a series of tales about two families, and the lonely marriages which lie at the heart of each one.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

346

Publisher

HarperPerennial

Published Date

ISBN 10

0006551491

ISBN 13

9780006551492

Echoes

By: Maeve Binchy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Echoes

By: Maeve Binchy

An emotional story of love, betrayal, friendship, and family from #1 New York Times bestselling author Maeve Binchy. David Power and Clare O'Brien both grew up dreaming of escape from the battered seaside town of Castlebay, Ireland, but they might as well have had the ocean between them. David is the cherished son of a prosperous doctor, while Clare lives with her large family behind their faltering store, longing for a moment of quiet to study. When they both go to university in Dublin—he as a matter of course, she on a hard-won scholarship—their worlds collide. They find freedom in each other—until the families, lovers, and secrets they left in Castlebay come back to haunt them... “Laughter and tears, it’s what Binchy does best.”—San Francisco Chronicle Book Review “The Castlebay Maeve Binchy creates is a marvelous place.”—The New York Times Book Review

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

497

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

ISBN 10

1440653666

ISBN 13

9781440653667

Tara Road

An emotional, uplifting story of friendship and family from a beloved #1 bestselling author

By: Maeve Binchy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Tara Road

An emotional, uplifting story of friendship and family from a beloved #1 bestselling author

By: Maeve Binchy

A brilliant storyteller' GRAHAM NORTON 'This is Binchy at her best' MAIL ON SUNDAY THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF A CLASSIC NOVEL FROM THE WORLD'S FAVOURITE STORYTELLER, #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR MAEVE BINCHY. Ria and Marilyn have never met, but they're about to switch lives for the summer... Ria Lynch lives in a big, warm, Victorian house in Tara Road, Dublin, where her life revolves around family and friends. Marilyn Vine lives thousands of miles away in a quiet, modern house in New England. After a terrible loss, she has closed herself off from the world. Two more unlikely friends would be hard to find, but when each needs a place to escape to, a house exchange seems the ideal solution. Along with the borrowed houses come neighbours and friends, gossip and speculation, and Ria and Marilyn soon realise that swapping lives won't be the peaceful escape they'd been hoping for ... Though it might turn out to be exactly the change they both needed. *AN OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICK*

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

633

Publisher

Orion

Published Date

ISBN 10

140910608X

ISBN 13

9781409106081

Scarlet Feather

By: Maeve Binchy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Scarlet Feather

By: Maeve Binchy

Two friends struggle to balance their personal and professional lives in this charming novel from acclaimed author Maeve Binchy. They met in cooking school and became fast friends with a common dream. Now Cathy Scarlet and Tom Feather hope to take Dublin by storm with their newly formed catering company, aptly dubbed "Scarlet Feather." Not everyone, however, shares their optimism. Cathy's mother-in-law disapproves of both Cathy and her new "hobby," while Cathy's husband, Neil, pays no mind to anything- except his work as a civil rights lawyer. And then there's Tom's family, who expect him to follow in his father's footsteps, and an ambitious girlfriend who's struggling with career dreams of her own. Between friends and families, ups and downs, heartaches and joys, Cathy and Tom are about to embark on the most maddening-and exhilarating-year of their lives...

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

566

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

ISBN 10

1101209321

ISBN 13

9781101209325

Evening Class

A Novel

By: Maeve Binchy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Evening Class

A Novel

By: Maeve Binchy

It was the quiet ones you had to watch. That's where the real passion was lurking. They came together at Mountainview College, a down-at-the-heels secondary school on the seamy side of Dublin, to take a course in Italian. It was Latin teacher Aidan Dunne's last chance to revive a failing marriage and a dead-end career. But Aidan's dream was headed for disaster until the mysterious Signora appeared, transforming a shared passion for Italy into a life-altering adventure for them all . . . bank clerk Bill and his dizzy fiance Lizzie: a couple headed for trouble . . . Kathy, a hardworking innocent propelled into adulthood in a shocking moment of truth . . . Connie, the gorgeous rich lady with a scandal ready to explode . . . glowering Lou, who joined the class as a cover for crime. And Signora, whose passionate past remained a secret as she changed all their lives forever. . . . From the New York Times bestselling author of This Year It Will Be Different, The Glass Lake, and Circle of Friends, comes a novel filled with Maeve Binchy's signature warmth, wit, and sheer storytelling genius—a spellbinding tale of men and women whose quiet lives hide the most unexpected things. . . .

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

554

Publisher

Dell

Published Date

ISBN 10

0440334144

ISBN 13

9780440334149

Searching for the Human in Human Resource Management

Theory, Practice and Workplace Contexts

By: Sharon Bolton,Maeve Houlihan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Searching for the Human in Human Resource Management

Theory, Practice and Workplace Contexts

By: Sharon Bolton,Maeve Houlihan

Searching for the Human in Human Resource Management is a highly original collection penned by leading critical thinkers in the field of organization studies and HRM, each concerned to resituate people at the heart of HRM and organizational analysis. It offers contributions in three key areas: theory, practice and workplace contexts.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

298

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1350305030

ISBN 13

9781350305038

Dx/Rx

Pancreatic Cancer

By: Maeve Lowery,Eileen O'Reilly

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Dx/Rx

Pancreatic Cancer

By: Maeve Lowery,Eileen O'Reilly

Dx/Rx: Pancreatic Cancer was recently honored with 4 Stars from Doody's Book Review! Written by two expert oncologists specializing in pancreatic cancer, Dx/Rx: Pancreatic Cancer is a concise pocket reference for all professional caregivers of patients with pancreatic cancer. This handy guide provides comprehensive, up-to-date information on the epidemiology, symptoms, diagnosis, and management of malignancies of the pancreas. Topics include detailed outline of the diagnosis process and staging, molecular pathogenesis, localized diseases and advanced cases, metastatic pancreatic cancer, uncommon pancreatic malignancies, and information on supportive care. Presented in a quick-reference format, Dx/Rx: Pancreatic Cancer is an essential guide for on the ward or in the clinic.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

127

Publisher

Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published Date

ISBN 10

0763780650

ISBN 13

9780763780654

The Philip Larkin I Knew

By: Maeve Brennan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Philip Larkin I Knew

By: Maeve Brennan

Maeve Brennan had a close friendship with Philip Larkin, as well as working with him for a number of years. In this book, she provides new insight into the poet's complex personality, overturning the perceived image of him as a misanthrope.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

268

Publisher

Manchester University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0719062764

ISBN 13

9780719062766

Unawares

By: Maeve Brennan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Unawares

By: Maeve Brennan

Reprint of the original, first published in 1872.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

294

Publisher

BoD – Books on Demand

Published Date

ISBN 10

3368165844

ISBN 13

9783368165840

Quentins

By: Maeve Binchy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Quentins

By: Maeve Binchy

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

454

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

ISBN 10

1101209836

ISBN 13

9781101209837

A Few of the Girls

By: Maeve Binchy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Few of the Girls

By: Maeve Binchy

Her storytelling ability is second to none' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'Maeve Binchy is a master storyteller' NEW YORK TIMES 'The Irish do love telling stories, and we are suspicious of people who don't have long, complicated conversations. There used to be a rule in etiquette books that you should invite four talkers and four listeners to a dinner party. That doesn't work in Ireland, because nobody knows four listeners' Maeve Binchy Maeve Binchy's bestselling novels not only tell wonderful stories, they also give an insight in to how Ireland has changed over the decades, and how people remain the same: they still fall in love, sometimes unsuitably; they still have hopes and dreams; they have deep, long-standing friendships, and some that fall apart. From her earliest writing to her most recent, Maeve's work has included wonderfully nostalgic pieces and also sharp, often witty writing which is insightful and topical. But at the heart of all Maeve's fiction are the people and their relationships with each other. A FEW OF THE GIRLS is a glorious collection of the very best of her writing, full of the warmth, charm and humour that has always been essentially Maeve.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

356

Publisher

Hachette UK

Published Date

ISBN 10

1409161455

ISBN 13

9781409161455

Tara Road

A Novel

By: Maeve Binchy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Tara Road

A Novel

By: Maeve Binchy

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A tender novel of the pleasures and pitfalls of friendship Tara Road is an ultramodern love story for women, about women, between women that is sure to delight.”—Newsday New York Times bestselling author Maeve Binchy has captured the hearts of millions with her unforgettable novels. Binchy's graceful storytelling and wise compassion have earned her the devotion of fans worldwide--and made her one of the most beloved authors of our time. Now she dazzles us once again with a new novel filled with her signature warmth, humor, and tender insight. A provocative tale of family heartbreak, friendship, and revelation, Tara Road explores every woman's fantasy: escape, into another place, another life. "What if . . ." Binchy asks, and answers in her most astonishing novel to date. Praise for Tara Road “Her best work yet . . . Tara Road is like a total immersion in a colorful new world, where the last page comes too soon.”—Seattle Times “An irresistible tale.”—Elle “Engrossing.”—Wall Street Journal “Difficult to put down!”—Denver Post “One of Binchy's best.”—Kirkus Reviews

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

660

Publisher

Dell

Published Date

ISBN 10

0440337690

ISBN 13

9780440337690

London Transports

By: Maeve Binchy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

London Transports

By: Maeve Binchy

Whether it's the sudden snapping of bonds between lovers or shopping on Oxford Street, Maeve Binchy finds the unexpected truth in experiences so real that every woman will recognize them. Filled with her delicious humor and warmth, the twenty-two stories in London Transports will delight and captivate as they take us to a place that is far away—and yet so familiar...Where having an affair with a married man brings one woman to a turning point...Where another finds that looking for an apartment to share can be a risky business...Where nosing into a secretary's life can have shocking results...Where a dress designer just had a god-awful day...And where Maeve Binchy captures the beat of every woman's heart.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

238

Publisher

Dell

Published Date

ISBN 10

0440337658

ISBN 13

9780440337652

The Copper Beech

By: Maeve Binchy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Copper Beech

By: Maeve Binchy

Esther Page has been trying to keep things together for as long as she can remember. Valley—that’s her mama—has always gotten funny notions like gardening indoors or living as the Amish do, without any electricity. And Esther has always cleaned up after those notions and watched our for her little sister, Ruth. But Valley’s notions are getting wilder, and too many people are asking questions about what’s going on at home. It seems to Esther that the only person who can help is Ezekiel—the father she can barely remember. Ezekiel was a preacher, that much is certain, so Esther takes Ruth on a search through all the churches in town. Somebody, somewhere, must know about Ezekiel . . .

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

404

Publisher

Dell

Published Date

ISBN 10

0440244218

ISBN 13

9780440244219

Book's by Maeve Brennan

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email