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London Transports (Audio Cassette)

by Maeve Binchy (Author), Kate Binchy (Narrator)
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

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In these 22 stories, Binchy captures the intimate life dramas of several contemporary women who share a common London commute. From a woman's affair with a married man to a secretary's shocking secret life, these tales explore the pulse of every woman's heart.

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"Binchy makes you laugh, cry and care. Her warmth and sympathy render the daily struggles of ordinary people heroic and turn storytelling into art."
--The San Francisco Chronicle

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5.0 out of 5 stars This Work Has Made Me Into a Binchy Fan Overnight, Jun 8 2003
By paisleymonsoon (Tulsa, Oklahoma) - See all my reviews
I had never read anything by Maeve Binchy before this. After I had Lasik surgery on my eyes, I couldn't read for the first week, so I checked out this book-on-tape from the library thinking that if I didn't like her writing, I could just turn off the tape and return it to the library. However, this collection of stories was brilliant. Also, Kate Binchy is a wonderful reader. She pauses at all the right moments to allow you to ponder what you've just heard.

LONDON TRANSPORTS is a collection of 22 stories that you'll want to ravenously devour. The stories seem to be just a page in someone's life. However, they leave a lasting impression on your mind. The twist in the stories are not the conventional type; the twist is the way that the character thinks and handles the situations that are thrown at them.

Some of the more memorable stories includes a 28-year-old virgin who goes to a sex shop to find a manual for people who've never had sex. Because she's embarrassed, she says that she's a nun looking for information for her 28-year-old virgin neice. Another story has a young woman looking for an apartment and finding an amazing apartment belonging to Marigold, a wheelchair-ridden gold-digger. But the apartment is so amazing that the young woman doesn't care that Marigold may take everything that has ever belonged to her.

Maeve Binchy has a gift for painfully realistic character creation. I imagine her sitting on park benches and making up stories about the people who walk by her. One thing that struck me as odd is that almost every story assumes that everyone in London is having an extra-marital affair. Maybe I'm naive to think and hope that this isn't based in reality. However, according to an Irish co-worker who happens to be a distant cousin of Maeve Binchy, Maeve and her husband live in separate countries. What does this mean about their own fidelity? I can only guess.

I'll definitely be reading more of Binchy's works after this. I can hardly wait to start.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Poignant short stories, Mar 29 2002
By Karen Potts (Lake Jackson, Texas) - See all my reviews
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Maeve Binchy is a master at creating interesting characters and sketching out plots. In this book, she does it 22 times and manages to make each story contain a universal truth or moral. The main characters either remain blissfully unaware of the truth they are illustrating or have an "ah hah!" moment by the end of the story. The frustrating part of the short story genre is that readers would often like to hear more about the characters and see the plots more fully developed. Her novels, which knit together disparate characters into a pleasing whole, are more appealing to this reader, but if you enjoy Binchy, this is still worth a read.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre, Mar 19 2002
By "ckeitz" (Manhasset, NY United States) - See all my reviews
It was the type of book that you started reading but if something else more exciting came along you could put it down and decide to return to it later.That says to me not a great book
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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful short stories collection
I disagree with the reviewer that said that "The book seems to have been thrown together from stories published elsewhere in order to capitalize on Binchy's success. Lisez davantage
Published on Sep 25 2001 by Yana Keidar

3.0 out of 5 stars Not her best, but still worth the time
If you like Binchy's work, you may find this one a bit of a disappointment, but it still has the Binchy touch of life. Lisez davantage
Published on July 17 2001 by Amanda M. Mcmahon

3.0 out of 5 stars Not her best, but still worth the time
If you like Binchy's work, you may find this one a bit of a disappointment, but it still has the Binchy touch of life. Lisez davantage
Published on July 17 2001 by Amanda M. Mcmahon

3.0 out of 5 stars Not her best, but still worth the time
If you like Binchy's work, you may find this one a bit of a disappointment, but it still has the Binchy touch of life. Lisez davantage
Published on July 17 2001 by Amanda M. Mcmahon

4.0 out of 5 stars Good tub reading
Great Book to read in the tub and forget about your own life. Bincy blasts you in and out of the lives of strangers. Lisez davantage
Published on Jun 13 2001

3.0 out of 5 stars A Little Disappointing
This book is disappointing in that it is a collection of short stories instead of Binchy's classic epics. Lisez davantage
Published on April 8 2000 by Linda R.

3.0 out of 5 stars Well written but not satisfying
If you're expecting a typical Binchy book where the threads of the story, told by different characters, slowly weave together into a wonderful quilt then GO ELSEWHERE! Lisez davantage
Published on Mar 11 2000 by J. Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the money
I found this to be a great read. Binchy knows how to tell a good story with a light touch. The short story format lends itself to short reads or long periods.
Published on Jan 10 2000 by Suee20@webtv.net

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting view of London
Maeve Binchy describes different characters living in different areas of London. Each story is about a different area and a different character. Lisez davantage
Published on Dec 22 1999 by Shula Shinwell

4.0 out of 5 stars An easy, readable book
Maeve Binchy is, by far, my favorite author and I find it difficult to criticize anything she writes. Lisez davantage
Published on Feb 5 1999 by Dianna Johnston

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