Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly feature of the Breaking the Spine blog. It's a great way to share information about forthcoming books with other readers.
This week's anticipated book:
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: April 22, 2014
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From barnesandnoble.com: While she was writing columns for The Irish Times and
her best-selling novels, Maeve Binchy also had in mind to write a book
that revolved around one street with many characters coming and going.
Every once in a while, she would write about one these people. She would
then put it in a drawer. "For the future," she would say. The future is
now.
Just around the corner from St. Jarlath's Crescent (which readers will recognize from Minding Frankie)
is Chestnut Street, where neighbors come and go. Behind their closed
doors we encounter very different people with different life
circumstances, occupations, and sensibilities. Written with the humor
and understanding that are earmarks of Maeve Binchy's work, it is a
pleasure to be part of this world with all of its joys and sorrows, to
get to know the good and the bad, and ultimately to have our hearts
warmed by her storytelling.
My thoughts: Like other Maeve Binchy fans, I am excited that there is another novel from the beloved author that will be published posthumously. Last year's publication of A Week in Winter left me feeling bittersweet because I thought it would be the very last novel from the popular author who passed away in July 2012. Thus I eagerly await another chance to visit Ireland by way of Binchy's prose.
Which book are you waiting for?
Catherine
Waiting on Wednesday: New Maeve Binchy Novel!! was originally published by
Catherine for bookclublibrarian.com. This post cannot be
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