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A Week in Winter
- Author
- Maeve Binchy
- Narrator
- Caroline Lennon
- Publisher
- Orion
- Publish Date
- 23 April 2015
- Run Time
- 11 hours 39 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
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
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A book to treasure. It's classic Maeve Binchy territory, filled with characteristic warmth and captivating storytelling
HELLO
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Set in a country house hotel on the West coast of Ireland it's full of her trademark warmth, humour and lovable characters
WOMAN
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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
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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
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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
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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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An unsurpassed grasp of what makes a good story
Anne Enright
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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
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Details
- Author
- Maeve Binchy
- Narrator
- Caroline Lennon
- Duration
- 11 hours 39 minutes
- Release Date
- 23 April 2015
- ISBN
- 9781409153962
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Orion
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Modern and Contemporary romance, Travel guides: hotel and holiday accommodation guides, Family saga / generational saga fiction, Travel and holiday, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Hotel, hospitality and catering trades
Synopsis
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
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