Whitethorn Woods

Whitethorn Woods

by Maeve Binchy (Author)

Synopsis

The town of Rossmore is a special place, full of character charm. Nestled beside the Whitethorn Woods, the town has grown since the days when it was small and friendly and everyone knew everyone else; now it has chain stories and traffic problems and housing estates. But still, there are the woods, full of spiky bushes and criss-crossed with paths; and there's St Ann's Well, where generations have come to pray or make wishes or just to look back at the pretty little town. Which is why there is going to be such a fuss about the plans for the new motorway. It's going to by-pass Rossmore, cutting through Whitethorn Woods and endangering the well itself. The new road will bring jobs and relieve traffic in the town; for others, it will destroy businesses and leave the town a backwater. The people of Rossmore are divided. There is a lot of land standing in the way of the great road of progress. Quite by accident the decision rests on Neddy Nolan - the most honest man in Rossmore. A man determined to do the right thing.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Orion
Published: 23 Aug 2006

ISBN 10: 0752873350
ISBN 13: 9780752873350
Book Overview: Maeve Binchy is one of today's most successful and best-loved authors, read all over the world and translated into 30 languages Her last eight novels have all been Sunday Times No.1 bestsellers and she is also a regular top Guardian fastseller Maeve Binchy's entire Orion pb backlist was repackaged in 2005 There are now over 7 million copies of Maeve Binchy Orion paperbacks in print and she always receives excellent reviews: 'Full of characteristic humour and warmth, a lovely read' Sunday Mirror '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' Daily Express. In the top 100 bestselling Irish titles Maeve Binchy occupies seven of the top twenty places including the No. 1 slot Two of her books have now been made into films, including TARA ROAD.

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'Reading her books is like gossiping with old friends' DAILY EXPRESS 'Maeve Binchy at her best' CHOICE 'An entertaining, funny and moving book that serves as a great introduction to Maeve Binchy' IN THE KNOW 'We love her warm, witty novels with characters that spring straight from the page' BELLA 'A Maeve classic, it'll leave a warm, fuzzy feeling in your tummy' COMPANY 'A touching, funny, optimistic book full of wonderful, well observed characters' DAILY MAIL
Author Bio
Maeve Binchy was born in Dublin and was the London Correspondent for the Irish Times. Her first novel was LIGHT A PENNY CANDLE, and she has now sold millions of copies of her books around the world. She lives in Dublin with her husband, Gordon Snell.