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Evening Class by Maeve Binchy

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Evening Class

Author
Maeve Binchy
Narrator
Kate Binchy
Publisher
Orion
Publish Date
23 April 2015
Run Time
14 hours 54 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Modern and Contemporary romance, Family saga / generational saga fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general

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What to expect

The Italian evening class at Mountainview School is like hundreds of others starting up all over the city. But this class has its own special quality - as the focus for the varied hopes and dreams of teacher and pupils alike.

Aidan Dunne needs his new evening class project to succeed almost as much as his pupils do. They too are looking for something more: Bill to find a way to keep spendthrift Lizzie at his side and Fran to make sure that young Kathy finds her way out from behind the kitchen sink.

The key to their success lies with the Signora. Her passion has drawn her from Ireland to Italy and back home again with a burning desire to share her love of all things Italian - and a secret hidden in her heart ...

Read by Kate Binchy

(p) 1997 Audible Ltd

Critics Review

  • The Italian evening class starting at a Dublin school appears like any other. But those involved are desperate for a new life, and by the time they reach Italy at the end of the course their lives are changed forever. Another winner from Binchy

    PRIMA

  • Reading Maeve Binchy has always acted as therapy of a sort. Her witty, literate small-town tales exude a rosy glow to ease the troubled mind

    THE TIMES

  • EVENING CLASS is a deliciously gossipy read ... it will not disappoint

    DAILY MAIL

  • Binchy, as always, treats her characters with a generous empathy and an intense affection. By the time the book closes with the group enjoying a longed-for holiday in Italy, the story seems to gurgle with joy. EVENING CLASS is a wonderfully enjoyable tale of moral evolution, guaranteed to produce a run on every Italian class in the country

    IRISH TIMES

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  • It's a grand read ... EVENING CLASS will keep endless readers happy as the nights draw in and swell many a Christmas stocking

    IRISH INDEPENDENT

  • 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

  • Gripping

    WOMAN'S JOURNAL

  • 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
Kate Binchy
Duration
14 hours 54 minutes
Release Date
23 April 2015
ISBN
9781409154037
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Orion
Genre
Modern and Contemporary romance, Family saga / generational saga fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general

Synopsis

The Italian evening class at Mountainview School is like hundreds of others starting up all over the city. But this class has its own special quality - as the focus for the varied hopes and dreams of teacher and pupils alike.Aidan Dunne needs his new evening class project to succeed almost as much as his pupils do. They too are looking for something more: Bill to find a way to keep spendthrift Lizzie at his side and Fran to make sure that young Kathy finds her way out from behind the kitchen sink. The key to their success lies with the Signora. Her passion has drawn her from Ireland to Italy and back home again with a burning desire to share her love of all things Italian - and a secret hidden in her heart ...Read by Kate Binchy(p) 1997 Audible Ltd

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