A Week in Winter

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What to expect

The Sheedy sisters had lived in Stone House for as long as anyone could remember. Set high on the cliffs on the west coast of Ireland, overlooking the windswept Atlantic ocean, it was falling into disrepair - until one woman, with a past she needed to forget, breathed new life into the place. Now a hotel, with a big, warm kitchen and log fires, it provides a welcome few can resist.

Winnie is generally able to make the best of things, until she finds herself on the holiday from hell. John arrived on an impulse after he missed a flight at Shannon. And then there's Henry and Nicola, burdened with a terrible secret, who are hoping the break at Stone House will help them find a way to face the future...

Read by Caroline Lennon

(p) 2012 Audible Ltd

Critics Review

  • A book to treasure. It’s classic Maeve Binchy territory, filled with characteristic warmth and captivating storytelling

    HELLO

  • Set in a country house hotel on the West coast of Ireland it’s full of her trademark warmth, humour and lovable characters

    WOMAN

  • Binchy’s compassion and warmth are undimmed … Over her long career as a novelist she tackled many serious issues with the compassion, intelligence and wit that anyone who ever read her wonderful journalism would expect. … All the characters in A Week in Winter are struggling – with traumatic memories, with isolation, with regret. Yet Binchy guides her creations through their troubles with a firm and kind hand, leaving them ready for a happier future. Maybe that’s why so many readers loved her so much. That and the fact that she always knew how to tell a very good story

    IRISH TIMES

  • This is a book designed to be read in a dark January chill; it begs for a fireside and the sound of wind and rain howling outside … If you haven’t come across her before, you’ve got a real treat in store

    THE LADY

  • It is no exaggeration to say that Maeve and her books were loved. Deservedly so. A Week in Winter is shot through with her trademark charm … here is an author who had a zest for life

    BELFAST TELEGRAPH

  • Warm, witty and with a deep understanding of what makes us tick, it’s little wonder that Maeve Binchy’s bewitching stories have become world-beaters

    OK MAGAZINE

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