Reviews
"Joyful, quintessential Binchy." - O, The Oprah Magazine "All across America, Maeve Binchy fans will be kicking off their shoes, making a nice cup of tea, and curling up on the couch as they re-enter Binchy's cozy world." - The Seattle Times "Binchy's worldview is a large, benevolent one, and the reader is happier for it. . . . Bless her big Irish heart." - Minneapolis Star Tribune "One of Binchy's best works. She harmoniously handles a diverse group of characters, the good deeds that characterize life in Ireland are believable, and the ending is sweet." - Newark Star-Ledger "A comforting experience. . . . Warmhearted." - The Denver Post "In Minding Frankie Binchy proves again why she's the master of the intelligent comfort novel." - The Plain Dealer "Maeve Binchy has done it again [with] yet another warm tale of individual growth and human community, [in which] she assembles a large cast of characters and deploys them with her characteristic playfulness . . . Binchy specializes in exploring human foibles without spelling them out in tiresome detail . . . There's a good chance that many readers, like this one, will consider Minding Frankie one of Binchy's best novels yet." - BookPage "Solid, reliable, and comforting in its familiarity, delivering to Binchy fans what they have come to expect from her novels. . . . A reminder of the author's savvy ability to deliver what her loyal following has come to expect." - The Irish Times "Absorbing. . . . Teems with colorful characters whose concerns and connections are depicted with heart and humor. . . . New readers of Binchy will succumb to the appeal of the heartwarming tradition longtime fans love to love." - The Free-Lance Star (Fredericksburg, VA) "All across America, Maeve Binchy fans will be kicking off their shoes, making a nice cup of tea, and curling up on the couch as they re-enter Binchy's cozy world. The Irish author returns here to a charming Dublin milieu of favorite characters from past novels, with some important new ones." - The Seattle Times Acclaim for Maeve Binchy: "A remarkably gifted writer and a wonderful student of human nature." - The New York Times Book Review "A modern-day women's writer in the Jane Austen sense." - Standard-Times (New Bedford, MA) "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 "An author of exceptional grace [with] a wickedly subtle sense of humor and a great deal of kindness." - The Boston Globe "Maeve Binchy is a benevolent god of a novelist. . . . She can channel Irish voices with the best of them, and each of these voices has its own twisting story to tell. . . . often with verve and humor." - The Columbus Dispatch "Binchy is a grand storyteller in the finest Irish tradition. [She] has a true gift of creating characters we either know or wish we knew. . . . A perfect escape." - Cleveland Plain Dealer "Only a curmudgeon could resist this master of cheerful, read-by-fire comfort." - Kirkus Reviews "Reading one of Maeve Binchy's novels is like coming home." - The Washington Post, "One of Binchy's best works. She harmoniously handles a diverse group of characters, the good deeds that characterize life in Ireland are believable, and the ending is sweet. One hopes to find Frankie in one of Binchy's future novels." -Susan Rogers, Newark Star-Ledger "Binchy's world view is a large, benevolent one, and the reader is happier for it . . . bless her big Irish heart." -Laurie Hertzel, Minneapolis Star-Tribune "Maeve Binchy has done it again [with] yet another warm tale of individual growth and human community, [in which] she assembles a large cast of characters and deploys them with her characteristic playfulness . . . Binchy specializes in exploring human foibles without spelling them out in tiresome detail . . . There's a good chance that many readers, like this one, will consider Minding Frankie one of Binchy's best novels yet." -Maude McDaniel, BookPage "Joyful, quintessential Binchy." -Karen Holt, O, The Oprah Magazine "All across America, Maeve Binchy fans will be kicking off their shoes, making a nice cup of tea, and curling up on the couch as they re-enter Binchy's cozy world. The Irish author returns here to a charming Dublin milieu of favorite characters from past novels, with some important new ones." -Melinda Bargreen, The Seattle Times "Binchy is a national treasure in her homeland of Ireland, and her latest novel is a perfect illustration of why.…Your heart will have no trouble recognizing the landscape [of this] touching saga." - Publishers Weekly "Reading a Maeve Binchy novel is like settling in for a cozy visit with an old friend. In vintage Binchy style, a cast of colorfully eccentric characters living in a snug Dublin neighborhood seamlessly weave in and out of each other's lives, united by family, faith, friendship and community....Readers will need a box of tissues handy as the good-hearted residents of St. Jarlath's Crescent prove that it does indeed take a 'village to raise a child.'" -Margaret Flanagan, Booklist From the Hardcover edition., "Joyful, quintessential Binchy." -- O, The Oprah Magazine "All across America, Maeve Binchy fans will be kicking off their shoes, making a nice cup of tea, and curling up on the couch as they re-enter Binchy's cozy world." -- The Seattle Times "Binchy's worldview is a large, benevolent one, and the reader is happier for it. . . . Bless her big Irish heart." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "One of Binchy's best works. She harmoniously handles a diverse group of characters, the good deeds that characterize life in Ireland are believable, and the ending is sweet." -- Newark Star-Ledger "A comforting experience. . . . Warmhearted." -- The Denver Post "In Minding Frankie Binchy proves again why she's the master of the intelligent comfort novel." -- The Plain Dealer "Maeve Binchy has done it again [with] yet another warm tale of individual growth and human community, [in which] she assembles a large cast of characters and deploys them with her characteristic playfulness . . . Binchy specializes in exploring human foibles without spelling them out in tiresome detail . . . There's a good chance that many readers, like this one, will consider Minding Frankie one of Binchy's best novels yet." -- BookPage "Solid, reliable, and comforting in its familiarity, delivering to Binchy fans what they have come to expect from her novels. . . . A reminder of the author's savvy ability to deliver what her loyal following has come to expect." -- The Irish Times "Absorbing. . . . Teems with colorful characters whose concerns and connections are depicted with heart and humor. . . . New readers of Binchy will succumb to the appeal of the heartwarming tradition longtime fans love to love." -- The Free-Lance Star (Fredericksburg, VA) "All across America, Maeve Binchy fans will be kicking off their shoes, making a nice cup of tea, and curling up on the couch as they re-enter Binchy's cozy world. The Irish author returns here to a charming Dublin milieu of favorite characters from past novels, with some important new ones." -- The Seattle Times Acclaim for Maeve Binchy: "A remarkably gifted writer and a wonderful student of human nature." -- The New York Times Book Review "A modern-day women's writer in the Jane Austen sense." -- Standard-Times (New Bedford, MA) "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 "An author of exceptional grace [with] a wickedly subtle sense of humor and a great deal of kindness." -- The Boston Globe "Maeve Binchy is a benevolent god of a novelist. . . . She can channel Irish voices with the best of them, and each of these voices has its own twisting story to tell. . . . often with verve and humor." -- The Columbus Dispatch "Binchy is a grand storyteller in the finest Irish tradition. [She] has a true gift of creating characters we either know or wish we knew. . . . A perfect escape." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer "Only a curmudgeon could resist this master of cheerful, read-by-fire comfort." -- Kirkus Reviews "Reading one of Maeve Binchy's novels is like coming home." -- The Washington Post, “One of Binchy’s best works. She harmoniously handles a diverse group of characters, the good deeds that characterize life in Ireland are believable, and the ending is sweet. One hopes to find Frankie in one of Binchy’s future novels.� -Susan Rogers, Newark Star-Ledger “Binchy’s world view is a large, benevolent one, and the reader is happier for it . . . bless her big Irish heart.� -Laurie Hertzel, Minneapolis Star-Tribune “Maeve Binchy has done it again [with] yet another warm tale of individual growth and human community, [in which] she assembles a large cast of characters and deploys them with her characteristic playfulness . . . Binchy specializes in exploring human foibles without spelling them out in tiresome detail . . . There’s a good chance that many readers, like this one, will consider Minding Frankie one of Binchy’s best novels yet.� -Maude McDaniel, BookPage “Joyful, quintessential Binchy.� -Karen Holt, O, The Oprah Magazine “All across America, Maeve Binchy fans will be kicking off their shoes, making a nice cup of tea, and curling up on the couch as they re-enter Binchy’s cozy world. The Irish author returns here to a charming Dublin milieu of favorite characters from past novels, with some important new ones.� -Melinda Bargreen, The Seattle Times “Binchy is a national treasure in her homeland of Ireland, and her latest novel is a perfect illustration of why.&Your heart will have no trouble recognizing the landscape [of this] touching saga.� - Publishers Weekly “Reading a Maeve Binchy novel is like settling in for a cozy visit with an old friend. In vintage Binchy style, a cast of colorfully eccentric characters living in a snug Dublin neighborhood seamlessly weave in and out of each other’s lives, united by family, faith, friendship and community....Readers will need a box of tissues handy as the good-hearted residents of St. Jarlath’s Crescent prove that it does indeed take a ‘village to raise a child.’� -Margaret Flanagan, Booklist, "Joyful, quintessential Binchy." -- O, The Oprah Magazine "All across America, Maeve Binchy fans will be kicking off their shoes, making a nice cup of tea, and curling up on the couch as they re-enter Binchy's cozy world." -- The Seattle Times "Binchy's worldview is a large, benevolent one, and the reader is happier for it. . . . Bless her big Irish heart." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "One of Binchy's best works. She harmoniously handles a diverse group of characters, the good deeds that characterize life in Ireland are believable, and the ending is sweet." -- Newark Star-Ledger "A comforting experience. . . . Warmhearted." -- The Denver Post "In Minding Frankie Binchy proves again why she's the master of the intelligent comfort novel." -- The Plain Dealer "Maeve Binchy has done it again [with] yet another warm tale of individual growth and human community, [in which] she assembles a large cast of characters and deploys them with her characteristic playfulness . . . Binchy specializes in exploring human foibles without spelling them out in tiresome detail . . . There's a good chance that many readers, like this one, will consider Minding Frankie one of Binchy's best novels yet." -- BookPage "Solid, reliable, and comforting in its familiarity, delivering to Binchy fans what they have come to expect from her novels. . . . A reminder of the author's savvy ability to deliver what her loyal following has come to expect." -- The Irish Times "Absorbing. . . . Teems with colorful characters whose concerns and connections are depicted with heart and humor. . . . New readers of Binchy will succumb to the appeal of the heartwarming tradition longtime fans love to love." -- The Free-Lance Star (Fredericksburg, VA) "All across America, Maeve Binchy fans will be kicking off their shoes, making a nice cup of tea, and curling up on the couch as they re-enter Binchy's cozy world. The Irish author returns here to a charming Dublin milieu of favorite characters from past novels, with some important new ones." -- The Seattle Times Acclaim for Maeve Binchy: "A remarkably gifted writer and a wonderful student of human nature." -- The New York Times Book Review "A modern-day women's writer in the Jane Austen sense." -- Standard-Times (New Bedford, MA) "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 "An author of exceptional grace [with] a wickedly subtle sense of humor and a great deal of kindness." -- The Boston Globe "Maeve Binchy is a benevolent god of a novelist. . . . She can channel Irish voices with the best of them, and each of these voices has its own twisting story to tell. . . . often with verve and humor." -- The Columbus Dispatch "Binchy is a grand storyteller in the finest Irish tradition. [She] has a true gift of creating characters we either know or wish we knew. . . . A perfect escape." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer "Only a curmudgeon could resist this master of cheerful, read-by-fire comfort." -- Kirkus Reviews "Reading one of Maeve Binchy's novels is like coming home." -- The Washington Post
