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5.0 out of 5 stars
another winner by Maeve!,
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This review is from: Firefly Summer (Paperback)
I love this one by Maeve Binchy. She accurately covers the lives, loves and intrigue in what looks like a sleepy Irish town in the 1960s. But there is so much going on with all the characters, particularly the group of school-aged boys and girls who make up most of the book. Firefly Summer actually captures about 4 summers in Mountfern, a tiny town with three pubs. The most notable one is run by the Ryan family, led by the spirited mother Kate, the artistic father John, the lively twins, Dara and Michael, and younger brothers Declan and Eddie. Their livelihood is threatened when Patrick O'Neill, an American searching for his Irish roots, comes to his long-deserted family estate next to the Ryan's pub and decides to build a huge hotel there. The twins fall in love with the beautiful O'Neill children, Kerry and Grace. Grace joins the circle of schoolchildren; older Kerry is shipped off to boarding school. But he meddles in Mountfern anyway. Most aching to read is one friend's attempts to fit in and never quite managing it, a disabling accident to a parent, and the twins' inner turmoil as they struggle to grow up. Everyone can identify with that!
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not Binchy's best work,
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This review is from: Firefly Summer (Paperback)
I am a HUGE fan of Maeve Binchy. She and Rosamunde Pilcher are my two favorite authors and I have read many, if not most of their works. This was definitely not my favorite. The book was engaging enough but also a very depressing read. One tragedy after another took place and at the end I could not honestly say that I enjoyed reading it. Oh yes, I enjoyed reading the descriptives and the interactions between the people of the sleepy town of Mountfern because Binchy just has a way of drawing you in. But, although the writing was good, the content was sad and depressing. I wish more good things would have happened. The ending was incredulous. I could not believe so many things were left hanging. It was as if after nearly 700 pages she just decided to be done after only a moment's thought. There was absolutely no closure between the characters or storylines whatsoever. There was no sigh of contentment upon reading the last page and closing the book. There was just a sigh. Almost always I finish Binchy's books with a yearning for more, sad that the story has ended and I can no longer be apart of the lives she has written about. This was not the case with this book. For a truly excellent read I would highly recommend Circle of Friends (I think her best work), The Glass Lake or The Copper Beech.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply wonderful,
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This review is from: Firefly Summer (Paperback)
This may be the best Maeve Binchy I've read yet. The story and characters are so well developed that you feel as though you live right there in Mountfern in the 60s. You know everyone intimately, as you do in all of Binchy's books, and you truly rejoice or mourn when something happens to any character.The only thing left to say is thank goodness there are plenty more books by Binchy that I have yet to read!!!
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