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5.0 out of 5 stars a realistic heart-wrenching one by Binchy, April 19 2002

By	Saima Huq "sh" (Astoria, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Silver Wedding (Paperback)

This is possibly Binchy's most realistic book on family life and human relationships. Several people -- including their three children -- are gathering for Desmond and Deirdre's 25th wedding anniversary. Each chapter is devoted to a different character and where they are in their lives, how they got there, and how it affects their comfort level at the celebration when they encounter the others, including the long-married couple.

Among them are Deirdre and Desmond themselves (in separate chapters), their daughter Anna who just got unmistakable proof her boyfriend is cheating on her, their clumsy silly daughter Helen who has joined a convent as a means of finding peace with her place in the world (and is messing up anyway), their son Brendan who has gone to work on their reclusive uncle's farm and is debating whether to attend the party at all.

Then there are those who served as best man and maid of honor years ago, as well as co-workers. And Deirdre and Desmond's relationship as well...

This book will leave you with a slightly unsettled sense, just like many complicated relationships in real life do. At first I didn't like the book for it but, upon the second reading, perhaps that is what makes it so good!!!

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4.0 out of 5 stars silver wedding review, Mar 7 2002

By	Carri L. Shook "Shookie" (Jimtown) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Silver Wedding (Paperback)

I found Silver Wedding to be on the better side of all of Binchy's books, but not all that great. I had trouble choosing between a 3 & 4 for the stars but chose 4 because it wasn't bad enough to be a 3. It was good in the sense that there was a section foreach character & it all started to pull together. It did get boring sometimes, though & I didn't like the ending. Binchy does have a talent and it can make you feel like part of the book, sometimes loving or hating the characters. I would say, in the end, it was worth reading & enjoyable.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Silver Wedding, Feb 4 2002

By	Karen Potts (Lake Jackson, Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Silver Wedding (Paperback)

Deirdre and Desmond are planning a party for their 25th. wedding anniversary. They are helped by their daughter Anna, who is just getting over an unhappy love affair. Less helpful are their other two children, Helen, a hopeless bungler who is hoping to be taken on as a nun, and Brendan, who has escaped his childhood home and family to take up farming with his Uncle Vincent in Ireland. Other guests include the best man Frank, who has become much more successful than Desmond and the maid of honor, Helen, both of whom have their own problems. Deirdre is extremely concerned with appearances, since she married "beneath her" 25 years ago, and her gentle falsehoods and nervous posturings effect her children and others around her. Each of the eight main characters is introduced in a chapter and they all come together for the celebration at the end. This book does not have the depth of other Binchey novels, nor the redemption of all of its characters, but it is an interesting read, nonetheless.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Everyone has a tale to tell
I started this book as I felt in need for something mild and soothing for the heart.

Desmond�s and Deirdre�s silver wedding anniversary was central to the whole story... Read more

Published on Sep 26 2000 by fearlessfosdick

4.0 out of 5 stars Okay read
I agree with some of the other reviewers that this was not her best novel. I would have rathered her write about only half the characters and go into more depth about those. Read more

Published on Jun 6 2000 by Emily Mann

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not one of her best
This was only my 3rd book by Maeve Binchy, and compared to Evening Class and Echoes, Silver Wedding wasn't near as entertaining. Read more

Published on April 28 2000 by Dianna Johnston

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, not her best either.
Even though I did enjoy this book, I was disappointed in the way some of the characters stories were left hanging, such as Father Hurley's nephew. What happened to him? Read more

Published on Jan 18 2000 by E. Alberson

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a Classic Binchy
This book did not give the depth that Binchy usually has. It had a very week storyline and the reader did not get to truly know a character. Read more

Published on Dec 9 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Bittersweet but beautiful
Maeve Binchy, in her usual style, introduces us to her characters one-by-one. As we meet each character, their inner thoughts explain their relationships to each other, and to... Read more

Published on Aug 2 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A True Story Teller
Maeve Binchy is a great storyteller. All of her books are filled with character description and are definately page turners. Read more

Published on Feb 17 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars A disappointment
Maeve's forte is character development, dialogue, and interaction, and Silver Wedding was far below her usual standard.

Published on Jul 29 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent character development.
Maeve Binchy continues to explore in depth the characters of her writings with Silver Wedding. In this book each chapter is dedicated to one of the interesting and unusual... Read more

Published on Jul 20 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not one of her best
This was only my 3rd book by Maeve Binchy, and compared to Evening Class and Echoes, Silver Wedding wasn't near as entertaining. Read more

Published on Jun 29 1998

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