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5.0 out of 5 stars I'll continue to read Maeve Binchy..., April 29 2002

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M. Gardner "iloveds9" (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Echoes (Mass Market Paperback)

The little town of Castlebay comes alive in this thoroughly
readable novel. The characters seem compelling and believable.

Small-town mores are depicted realistically, without apology.

Although it was sad that Clair's education was interrupted, I
think the ending allows for Clare and David's reconciliation
and Clare's eventual return for her degree. If somebody had
to be sacrificed I could handle it being Gerry Doyle, there
was something disconcerting about his character.

Angela O'Hara was great; her pairing with Dick Dillon was
at first a bit surprising but satisfying in the end.

This was a pleasant story about average Irish people, how
they work, live, and love, and how and why they keep so
many family secrets.

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5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite by Binchy, Mar 11 2002

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Saima Huq "sh" (Astoria, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Echoes (Mass Market Paperback)

I just identify strongly with Clare O'Brien, the heroine of this novel, a shopkeeper's daughter in the little Irish beachtown of Castlebay in the 1950s. Clare stands out from her myriad siblings with her determination to make something of herself by winning scholarships and attending university in Dublin.

Along the way, she reconnects romantically with David Power, the doctor's son who has always been friendly to her even though there is a class chasm between them of which both of their mothers are keenly aware. David and Clare start an affair and before you know it, she is pregnant ... has all she has worked for been for nothing?

This is a romantic, touching and soulful work from Binchy, and it is worth reading and re-reading.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not up to my expectations, Jan 2 2002

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The beginning is good, but the last 200+ pages seem very forced an formulaic. I finished the book because I had started it, but I didn't really want to. The story seemed to be heading in a predictable direction and I was disappointed at the end that I had wasted several hours of my life on this book. I love some of her other books like the Glass Lake and Firefly Summer, but this one didn't do it for me. I don't want to spoil the book by giving out details, but as usual the main woman is trod upon in some way and just sits there and takes it.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not one of my favorites
I have read 7 of Maeve Bichhy's novels and this one wasn't one of my favorites. With her other novels I was drawn right in with the characters, this one took me a while. Read more

Published on Nov 15 2001 by T. Kemp

3.0 out of 5 stars Not her Best
I'm a Binchy fan, but felt that this book lacked some of the really great content of her other books. Read more

Published on Aug 22 2001 by hopkinshire