Chestnut street in dublin, ireland, is shaped like a horseshoe, with a big bit of grass in the middle beside some chestnut trees, and thirty small houses in a semicircle. For binchy fans, one last trip down chestnut street bestselling author maeve binchy wrote stories about fictional chestnut street all her life. Chestnut street maeve binchy, 2014 knopf doubleday 197 pp. Here, the lives of the residents are revealed in maeve binchy s wonderfully compelling tales. Chestnut street is written with the humor and understanding that are earmarks of maeve binchy s extraordinary work and, once again, she warms our hearts with her storytelling. Here, the lives of the residents are revealed in maeve binchys wonderfully compelling. Maeve binchy imagined a street in dublin with many characters co. It is a collection of thirtysix short stories, all with some relation to chestnut street, dublin just around the corner from. Her husband, gordon snell, recently decided that the time was right. Chestnut street itself, a semicircle of 30 small houses in dublin, plays a minor but constant role, as safe harbor to the nurse, the window cleaner, the couples, families and loners and, in. Chestnut street is a place in dublin where neighbors come and go. She then followed it up with light a penny candle in 1982.
Superb storytelling from one of the worlds bestloved writers. Chestnut street by maeve binchy paperback book for sale. Maeve binchy imagined a street in dublin with many characters coming and going, and every once in a while she would write about one of these people. It was published posthumously by her husband, gordon snell. These writings were always intended, as binchys husband, gordon snell, explains in the books preface, to be a volume of interlocking stories. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes. In her own words, and many bestselling novels, including a week in winter, minding frankie, heart and soul, whitethorn. Chestnut street is billed as a novel but in reality its a series of short. The late maeve binchy imagined a street in dublin with many characters coming and going, and every once in a while she would write about one of these people. This is my 2nd time reading chestnut street, the first being when it was initially released.
Richmond timesdispatch maeve binchy and the short story were a perfect match. Bucket maguire, the window cleaner, who must do more than he bargained for to protect his son. The one thread is that all the main characters either live or grew up in a residential street known as chestnut street. Chestnut street is a 2014 short story collection by the irish author maeve binchy. Chestnut street is a collection of thirty six short stories by maeve binchy, a much loved writer who passed away in 2012. Chestnut street by maeve binchy penguin random house audio. Maeve wrote the stories over several decades, reflecting the city and people of the moment always with the idea of one day making them into a collection with chestnut street as its. I am a huge maeve binchy fan but i find her short stories somewhat lacking. It contains 36 short stories, the majority never before published, which binchy had written over a period of decades. Mary cadden, usa today has everything that makes binchy special, in small delicious bites. It is a collection of thirtysix short stories, all with some relation to chestnut street, dublin just around the corner from st jarlath s crescent, another address wellknown to binchy fans. Buy a cheap copy of chestnut street book by maeve binchy. Maeve binchy books list of books by author maeve binchy. Maeve binchy was a columnist, playwright, short story writer, and novelist.
For maeve binchy fans, chestnut street is a gift bequeathed to the reader. For binchy fans, one last trip down chestnut street. Net login register for bookmarks and favorites menu login. While she was writing columns for the irish times and her bestselling novels, maeve binchy also had in mind to write a book that revolved around one street.
She worked as a history and latin teacher in dublin, then as a. Maeve binchy snell 28 may 1939 30 july 2012 was an irish novelist, playwright, short story writer, columnist, and speaker best known for her sympathetic and often humorous portrayal of. Buy chestnut street digital original by maeve binchy isbn. She was also a speaker, loved for her humorous take on life in small towns of ireland. Maeve binchy imagined a street in dublin with many characters coming and going, and every once in a while she would write about one of these. Usa today reflect s binchy s generous spirit and realism about human frailty, never ignoring it but always empathizing with its cause. Behind their doors, we encounter very different people with different life circumstances. Born in a small town in dublin county, ireland in 1940, maeve binchy snell earned a b. Jarlaths crescent which readers will recognize from minding frankie is chestnut street, where neighbors come and go. Maeve binchy started as a writer with the short story collections central line and victoria line. Just round the corner from st jarlaths crescent featured in minding frankie is chestnut street. Here, the lives of the residents are revealed in maeve binchys wonderfully. This posthumously published collection of stories revolving around an imaginary street in dublin was written by binchy a week in winter over. Maeve binchy imagined a street in dublin with many characters coming and going, and every once in a while.
The characters are lightly sketched, yet its a testament to the maeve. Chestnut street is the final book by popular irish author, maeve binchy. In chestnut street there is enough kindness, wisdom and insight into human nature, to remind readers why maeve binchy was one of the most beloved writers this country has ever. I am very pleased with the way her editors have now gathered them together as she intended, to make this delightful new maeve binchy book chestnut street. The posthumously published chestnut street by the bestselling writer maeve binchy collects three dozen stories.