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Title: The Copper Beech by Maeve Binchy ISBN: 0-440-21329-0 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 02 October, 1993 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (33 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful author!
Comment: Maeve Binchy can write a story with the best of them. Her characters come to life and the reader really cares about them, since she writes about their hope and dreams, as well as their activities. In The Copper Beech, Binchy details the lives of different people in a small Irish town. Most of the characters are local children who have carved their names in the copper beech tree outside of their school. She describes the class distinctions in the town, which sometimes separate those who have been schoolmates, after they leave their school days. The final chapter ties the characters together and lets the reader in on what has happened to the people that have been described throughout the book. This is a wonderful read!
Rating: 4
Summary: Life and Love in Shancarrig
Comment: THE COPPER BEECH by Maeve Binchy
THE COPPER BEECH by Maeve Binchy is a series of stories centering on the townspeople of Shancarrig, Ireland. The reference to the copper beech is to a large tree that stands near the school grounds where the town's children grew up. Many initials had been etched into this tree, representing many memories of those that had passed through this town and through the school.
While Binchy's latest book QUENTIN'S had a similar approach, I felt it failed as a novel in comparison to THE COPPER BEECH. QUENTIN'S used a main story line, with short stories interspersed around the main plot. It was choppy and forced. With THE COPPER BEECH, Binchy succeeded in creating a feel for this small Irish town and for the people that comprised it. As the reader reads each story, they become more immersed in the lives of the towns people. References are made to previous characters, so by the end of the book, one feels that this was a satisfactory journey through the town of Shancarrig, and may want to visit it again.
Some of my favorite stories were about Miss Ross and Father Barry, and their "secret" friendship; the story of Dr Jims and his only son Declan who had to face the world without a mother and with a father that was emotionally distant from him; and Richard Hayes, the wayward nephew of Bill Hayes, and his illicit relationship with married Gloria Darcy, and the hard lessons he learned from her. All the stories I found interesting, and it was one of those books that I didn't want to see end.
As with all Binchy books, I think most fans will agree that she writes the type of novel that "feels" like home. Her characters are usually well rounded and full of depth. Her style of writing, which to me resembles friends chatting, is very comfortable to me. Some readers have complained about her books, saying they seem far too long. But I personally enjoy this type of writing, and do recommend THE COPPER BEECH. For those not familiar with her works, I suggest starting with TARA ROAD, which was an Oprah book selection a few years ago.
Rating: 5
Summary: a good vacation book
Comment: This book will keep you satified if you're a Binchy fan!
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Title: Echoes by Maeve Binchy ISBN: 0440122090 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 10 February, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Glass Lake by MAEVE BINCHY ISBN: 0440221595 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 01 March, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Evening Class by Maeve Binchy ISBN: 0440223202 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 09 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Firefly Summer by Maeve Binchy ISBN: 0440204194 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 01 July, 1989 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy ISBN: 0440211263 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 01 October, 1991 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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