Nights of Rain and Stars

Nights of Rain and Stars

by Maeve Binchy (Author)

Synopsis

Four strangers, with nothing in common but a need to escape, meet in a Greek taverna high above the small village of Aghia Anna. From Ireland, America, Germany and England, they have each left their homes and their old lives, when a shocking tragedy throws them unexpectedly together. Fiona is a young nurse, trying to make her family understand her need to follow her own path. Thomas desperately misses his young son and fears that his ex-wife will come between them. Elsa abruptly left her career as a television presenter, but someone from her past refuses to let her go. And shy, quiet David is determined to make a stand against his overbearing father. With these four is Andreas, the taverna owner, who badly misses the son who left home nine years ago and has never returned. NIGHTS OF RAIN AND STARS is the story of one summer and four people, each with a life in turmoil. With the help of Vonni, a middle-aged Irish woman who lives in the village and is now a near-native, they find solutions - though not necessarily the ones they anticipated ...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Orion
Published: 14 Feb 2005

ISBN 10: 0752864661
ISBN 13: 9780752864662
Book Overview: Mother's Day is the second highest value gift purchasing event in the year. Maeve Binchy is one of today's most successful and best-loved authors, read all over the world and translated into 30 languages She is a regular Sunday Times No.1 bestseller and Guardian fastseller There are now over 6.5 million copies of Maeve Binchy Orion paperbacks in print and she always receives excellent reviews: 'She is one of the few writers who can pull at your heartstrings ... The author's great skill is to draw you into the world she creates, so that reading her books is like gossiping with old friends ... This is a book which would be perfect self-indulgence on a summer's day or one to cheer a rainy one' Daily Express In the top 100 bestselling Irish titles Maeve Binchy occupies seven of the top twenty places including the number one slot

Author Bio
Maeve Binchy was born in Dublin and came to fame first as London Correspondent for the Irish Times. Her first novel, Light A Penny Candle made her famous in the UK and USA. She lives in Dublin with her husband, Gordon Snell. Kate Binchy, Maeve's cousin, has performed extensively in all media. West End theatre includes Playboy Of The Western World and The Seagull and she has appeared at the Royal Court, Bush, BAC and Tricycle in London, Traverse in Edinburgh and Olympia in Dublin. Numerous television appearances include Ruth Rendell, Father Ted, Peak Practice, Casualty, The Chief and Poirot. She has appeared in over 500 radio plays. Films include Mrs Dalloway and The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne.