Molly Sullivan said that the new baby was a little star. She was no trouble at all and she was always smiling – so she became known as Star and no one remembered that her name was Oona. Star Sullivan just wanted everyone to be happy – her father to stop gambling, her mother not to work so hard, her brother to stay out of trouble, her sister to stop worrying about every little thing she ate. Then the Hale family moved in next door, and from the moment Star saw 23-year-old Laddy Hale, everything began to change – until Star was no longer the sweet, thoughtful girl everyone loved and no one worried about…
Author Biography
Maeve Binchy was born in Dublin and worked first as a teacher and then for the Irish Times, for which she wrote feature articles and columns. Her first novel, LIGHT A PENNY CANDLE, made her famous in the UK and USA and since then she has written many bestsellers, including CIRCLE OF FRIENDS which was made into a film. She lives in Dublin with her husband, Gordon Snell.
