Maeve Binchy
Paperback | Pages: 407 pages Rating: 3.91 | 20383 Users | 507 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Copper Beech |
| Author | : | Maeve Binchy |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 407 pages |
| Published | : | June 1st 2005 by Orion (first published January 1st 1992) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Cultural. Ireland. Romance |
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In the Irish town of Schancarrig, the young people carve their initials--and those of their loves-into the copper beech tree in front of the schoolhouse. But not even Father Gunn, the parish priest, who knows most of what goes on behind Shancarrig's closed doors, or Dr. Jims, the village doctor, who knows all the rest, realizes that not everything in the placid village is what it seems.From the Hardcover edition.
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| Original Title: | The Copper Beech |
| ISBN: | 0752876813 (ISBN13: 9780752876818) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Shancarrig(Ireland) |
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Ratings: 3.91 From 20383 Users | 507 ReviewsComment On About Books The Copper Beech
One evening I went to visit with a neighbor who had just returned from another neighbor's house with 2 books and this was one of them. I mentioned that I loved Maeve Binchy and was sadden by her passing. My neighbor asked if I would like to borrow the book as she had the other book to read as well and I gratefully snatched it out of her hands. At 400+ pages, I wasn't sure how long it would take me to finish it--especially since I had a few library books that were due back soon. The next day myThere is something very special about Maeve Binchys writing. The first time I read one of her books it was 1990. In the 27 years since then she has continued to produce books that are in-depth explorations into peoples hearts and minds. She does not do this ruthlessly or clinically, like a surgeon making a deep cut. She does so with delicacy, sensitivity, and a garden of compassion.Are her books all rainbows and unicorns? Not by any stretch of the imagination. The endings are always positive and
It's funny, I think I read this one eons ago (back in the mid-2000s) but I never got into it. At least I can say that nothing read as familiar to me when I started this. I thought that the way that Binchy balances all of the characters, and then we get to see them in the end, adults, married, with children was great. I always want to know what happens next in a story, so we get a little of that here.Binchy divides up the book and focuses on certain characters in the village of Schancarrig. We
'The Copper Beech' is a series of interwoven character studies, which tell different parts of a story of a small town community in Ireland, in the middle and late twentieth century. It opens with the description of a large beech tree, which gives shade in the grounds of a primary school. The school is being honoured with a visit from the Bishop, and we meet several characters from the town including some mischievous children. There are then several sections, each written from the perspective of
I cannot say that it was my favourite Binchy yet but I must say that it was quite interesting. I liked the way that the author broke down the novel according to the several characters who made the story what it was. I also liked the fact that when an event occured with one character, more details were provided in another chapter based on a supporting character. At times the novel was difficult to put down as the story was so appealing, despite the fact that there was no great particular event
I picked up this book simply because its author was Irish--I'm into all things Irish these days. The author tells the stories, one at a time, of eight schoolchildren in a small Irish village who carve their initials on graduation day into the huge copper beech tree beside the school. The stories intertwine and build on each other. Some characters were likeable, others not, which I'm sure was the intent of the author, but it shows how you never know what life will bring.
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