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Evening Class (Hardcover)

by Maeve Binchy (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)

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Maeve Binchy can always be counted on to spin an involving tale about ordinary people that brings out the extraordinary in everyone. In Evening Class, Binchy zooms in on the working-class of Dublin. Schoolteacher Aidan Dunne organizes an evening class in Italian with the help of Nora O'Donoghue, an Irishwoman returning home after 26 years in Sicily. When the somewhat squashed-by-life denizens of the surrounding neighborhood take the unexpected step of enrolling in the class, they find their lives transformed.

Binchy tells her story from the viewpoints of eight different characters and rewards both them and her readers with happy endings after the requisite rocky road. Reading a novel by Maeve Binchy is like catching up with old friends--you know everything will turn out fine in the end, but you're still interested in how things get that way.



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Binchy brings together eight Dubliners for some lessons in Italian?and in life.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favourites, Mar 24 2004
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This review is from: Evening class (Mass Market Paperback)
One of my favourites of Maeve Binchy's collection. This and Quentins are my two favourite books. Heartwrenching love story and travel guide all in one...that is a perfect book for me.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A treat- light,sweet, somewhat guilty pleasure, Jun 22 2003
By Beth Huntington (Wallingford, CT United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Evening Class (Mass Market Paperback)
This is warm and somewhat simple, very predictable read. The characters are many and their relationships take curious and quirky twists and turns.

It is a sweet story with a few well placed character studies and lots of delicious seductive surprises.

Although not WAR AND PEACE, it is a plesurable book to read, and even moreso the second time.

Enjoy!

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4.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable read, April 27 2002
By Deanna Hockey (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Evening Class (Mass Market Paperback)
The first Maeve Binvy book I read was "Scarlett Feather" which I found a bit difficult to get into but I was determined to find out what all the "talk" was about with this author so I tried another of her books - "Evening Class".

This book was wonderful. All i want in a book is an easy read with a bit of romance to read before I go to sleep at night and this book fitted the bill perfectly.

Although there was a large amount of characters in this book, the way it was written made it easy for me to follow who was who, and what their relevance to the story was. The characters were just ordinary people heading off to a evening class of learning italian and their lives were all touched in a wonderful way by their teacher Signora.

A thorougly enjoyable book, easy to read and if you enjoy reading before going to sleep at night - this is a good one.

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4.0 out of 5 stars One of Binchy's best.
Great literature it's not -- but a heart-warming tale, set authentically in Irish culture with all its complexities of class. Read more
Published on Feb 3 2002 by Revglenrose

5.0 out of 5 stars I really enjoyed this one
This is the first of many novels I started reading a few years ago and it is honestly one of the most enjoyable reads I've had. It was so hard to put the book down.
Published on Jan 30 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars I liked the way all the parts got together
even though I have to say there are many mistakes in the Italian words used in the book (which is about an Italian evening class)and that there are too many stereo-types about... Read more
Published on Dec 5 2001 by DENISE

3.0 out of 5 stars Not her best
I am a huge Maeve Binchy fan! I have read "Tara Road," "Circle of Friends" and "The Glass Lake" with much delight. Read more
Published on Dec 3 2001 by nath

5.0 out of 5 stars Enchanting
This is the first Maeve Binchy book I have read. I had hesitated before because I don't have any particular interest in Ireland or Irish history, but now that I have read one of... Read more
Published on Sep 24 2001 by Miriam

2.0 out of 5 stars Binchy's WORST...
This was the second Binchy novel I read (I have since read them all) and have noticed a pattern. Binchy's books, as one reviewer pointed out, are either wonderful or horrible... Read more
Published on Aug 28 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars Warm and Beguiling
This was my first Maeve Binchy novel, and as someone who is always looking for that rare book that is both entertaining and intelligently written, I was delighted by this one... Read more
Published on Aug 11 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars Another great read from Maeve Binchy
Evening Class by Maeve Binchy is a well-written character-driven novel that left me with a sort of 'happy' feeling. Read more
Published on Jul 25 2001 by F. G. Hamer

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read!!!
I thought Evening Class was a good novel but not her best.It was very well put together & the characters were well developed & descriptive. Read more
Published on Jul 7 2001 by Carri L. Shook

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful read!
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