- Fiction, Community life, Ireland in fiction, Community life in fiction
Having grown up in small Irish seaside town in the 1950s, Clare and David meet again years later as students in Dublin. But eventually their home town will draw them back, and it is there that this Maeve Binchy drama of ambition, betrayal and love reaches its turbulent conclusion.
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- earnestironic
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- Author
- Maeve Binchy
- First published
- 1985
- Pages
- 510
- Publisher
- Book of the month club inc., Guild, Ted Smart publication
- Editions
- 45
- Language
- Polish, English, German, French
- ISBN
- 9780745174501
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“It was sometimes called Brigid's Cave, the echo cave, and if you shouted your question loud enough in the right direction you got an answer instead of an echo.”
Maeve Binchy was born on 28 May 1940 in Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland, the eldest child of four. Her parents were very positive and provided her with a happy childhood. Despite the fact she describes herself as an overweight child it was her parents attitude that gave her the confidence to accept herself for who she is today. She studied at University College Dublin and was a teacher for a while. She also loved travelling and this was how she found her niche as a writer. She liked going to all different kinds of places such as a Kibbutz in Israel and worked in a camp in the United States. It was whilst she was away that she sent letters home to her parents. They were so impressed with these
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