Light a Penny Candle

Name: Light a Penny Candle
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Maeve Binchy

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"Maeve Binchy weaves a story that makes us feel like it's real"

Review by Pauline on 25th September, 2018

This novel takes you on a journey between two girls, Elizabeth and Aisling, who are related. Elizabeth who lives in England is sent to live with her cousin, Aisling, in Ireland. The girls have grown up in totally different backgrounds. Years later Elizabeth is sent back to England. Adventures ahead for Elizabeth and Aisling as they try and hold on to the strong bond they developed. Maeve Binchy accurately takes us on a journey that is cleverly real and quite easily have happened. Worth a read if you are into historical romance.

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Beloved author Maeve Binchy's first published novel, an engrossing coming of age tale about the incredible bond of friendship. To escape the chaos of London during World War II, young Elizabeth White is sent to live a safer life in the small Irish town of Kilgarret. It is there, in the crowded, chaotic O’Connor household, that she meet Aisling—a girl who soon becomes her very best friend, sharing her pet kitten and secretly teaching her the intricacies of Catholicism. Aisling’s boldness brings Elizabeth out of her proper shell; later, her support carries Elizabeth through the painful end of her parents’ chilly marriage. In return, Elizabeth’s friendship helps Aisling endure her own unsatisfying marriage to a raging alcoholic. Through the years, they come to believe they can overcome any conflict, conquer any hardship—as long as they have each other. Now they’re about to find out if they're right... “A sumptuous saga.”—Harper’s “Wonderful…a novel that could be mistaken for life.”—New York Daily News

Author Biography:

Maeve Binchy was born in County Dublin and educated at the Holy Child convent in Killiney and at University College, Dublin. After a spell as a teacher she joined The Irish Times. Her first novel, Light a Penny Candle, was published in 1982, and she went on to write more than twenty books, all of them bestsellers. Several have been adapted for film and television, most notably Circle of Friends and Tara Road, which was an Oprah’s Book Club selection. She was married to writer and broadcaster Gordon Snell for thirty-five years. She passed away in 2012 at the age of seventy-two.

Release date NZ

November 6th, 2007

Author

Maeve Binchy

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

592

Dimensions

140x208x36

ISBN-13

9780451222640

Product ID

3703691

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