- Friendship in fiction, Live change events in fiction, Psychological fiction, Expatriation in fiction
In a small Greek island village, a group of travelers from around the world and the local residents they encounter are brought together when tragedy strikes.
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Classical in form, contemporary, earnest and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
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- Author
- Maeve Binchy
- First published
- 2004
- Pages
- 352
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group, Thorndike Press, Van Holkema & Warendorf
- Editions
- 42
- Language
- Dutch, English, French, Spanish
- ISBN
- 9780739446805
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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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