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Firefly Summer

Author: Maeve Binchy  

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'FIREFLY SUMMER is warm, humorous, sad and happy. Reading it is a joy' - Irish Independent

Kate and John Ryan have four children, of whom the eldest are Michael and Dara. Their small town is peaceful and friendly, an unchanging background for a golden childhood. In long, hot summers Michael and Dara and their friends fish and swim or play in the ivy-clad ruins of Fernscourt, when the great house burnt down during the Troubles...

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'FIREFLY SUMMER is warm, humorous, sad and happy. Reading it is a joy' - Irish Independent

Kate and John Ryan have four children, of whom the eldest are Michael and Dara. Their small town is peaceful and friendly, an unchanging background for a golden childhood. In long, hot summers Michael and Dara and their friends fish and swim or play in the ivy-clad ruins of Fernscourt, when the great house burnt down during the Troubles...

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'Firefly Summer is warm, humorous, sad and happy. Reading it is a joy' Irish IndependentEvery summer the four Ryan children play in the ruins of Fernscourt, the once-grand house on the bank of the river.But when the estate is bought by Patrick O'Neill, the wealthy Irish American, his grand plans for its development threaten to shatter the peace. A new luxury hotel promises to breathe new life into the village, and yet it could also spell disaster for the Ryan family.And as old values and traditions begin to crumble away, no-one - not even Patrick - can predict what his big dreams will do to the heart of their quiet village.'Wonderfully warm and involving' KATIE FFORDE'If any author can help you survive lockdown, it's Binchy' DAILY MAIL'Firefly Summer is warm, humorous, sad and happy. Reading it is a joy' IRISH INDEPENDENT'I find myself yearning for the rain-soaked watercolour writing of Maeve Binchy' JENNY COLGAN, GUARDIAN Best Comfort Reads'Binchy's novels are never less than entertaining' SUNDAY TIMES'What better books to raise the spirits than the gentle, insightful Irish tales of Maeve Binchy?' HELLO! MagazineReaders love Firefly Summer ... 'Maeve Binchy never disappoints. I loved this book.' 'Date I finished this book is impossible to say, as I've read it so many times.' 'I loved this book! Such a great story!' 'Firefly Summer keeps readers engaged with the quotidian but never dull lives of Irish village life.'***** 'This is what good fiction does, gives you a story, draws you in, and won't let go and Binchy is at the height of her powers with this novel.'

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Critic Reviews

“"Totally engrossing....”

Wonderfully warm and involving -- Katie Fforde
Maeve Binchy has a gimlet eye for the seething cauldron of emotions which lies beneath the surface of everyday life Irish Independent
An adept storyteller with a sharp eye for social nuances and a pleasing affection for her characters Sunday Times
The secrets hidden behind lace curtains, a young girl's first kiss, children's summer games, unexpected pregnancies, sudden deaths. She makes us feel as if we also know the place and the people... One of those good old-fashioned stories that are as comfortable and comforting as home itself The Philadelphia Inquirer

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About the Author

Maeve Binchy was born in Dublin, and went to school at the Holy Child Convent in Killiney. She took a history degree at UCD and taught in various girls' schools, writing travel articles in the long summer holidays. In 1969 she joined the Irish Times and for many years she was based in London writing humorous columns from all over the world. She is the author of five collections of short stories as well as twelve novels including Circle of Friends, The Copper Beech, Tara Road, Evening Class and The Glass Lake. Maeve Binchy died on 30 July 2012. She is survived by her husband, the writer Gordon Snell.

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Kate and John Ryan are happy in Mountfern, a peaceful and friendly village - and, for their four young children, an unchanging backdrop to a golden childhood. The summers are long and hot, and the twins Michael and Dara, and their siblings Eddie and Declan have, in the ivy-clad ruins of Fernscourt, the once-grand house on the bank of the river burned down during the Troubles, a place to play like no other. Then Patrick O'Neill, an Irish American with a great deal of money in his pocket, buys the ruins of Fernscourt. No-one in Mountfern could have guessed what Patrick's dream would mean for their small village, and it's not until the very end of this tale of love won and lost that Patrick O'Neill himself will understand the irony and significance of his grand dream for Fernscourt... 'Binchy's novels are never less than entertaining. They are, without exception, repositories of common sense and good humour... chronicled with tenderness and wit' Sunday Times 'Another joyful, absorbing Binchy read with lots of heart' Irish Times 'Full of warmth and pure delight' Woman & Home

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Product Details

Publisher
Cornerstone | Arrow Books Ltd
Published
3rd August 2006
Pages
928
ISBN
9780099498667

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