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	• Whitethorn Woods (Vintage) Maeve Binchy Anchor, 2008 - 464 pages average customer review:based on 82 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Echoes of my Irish parents

I loved the stories and the lilt of the language ... I could hear the characters speaking.

Whitethorn Woods

As always, Ms Binchy delivers! She is one of my fave authors and I look forward to every new book. The characters are interesting and she makes you feel like you have visited their hometown. LOVED IT!

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Too formula

I couldn't maintain my concentration while reading this. I finished it because I wanted to stay committed to the author and give the storyline a chance but it didn't make the grade. Predictability is the word that best describes this work.

A Very Good Read

I have taken note of all the good reviews that "Whitethorn Woods" has received here and elsewhere and this is actually the first book by Maeve Binchy that I have read.

The story of a small town called Rossmore and the allegedly holy well together with the new bypass road threatening to destroy the well while potentially transforming the place form the background to the extraordinary way many people's interdependent lives and hopes are displayed. The author superbly addresses questions and themes like religiosity, trust, family, immigration, progress and much more, and does this brilliantly through characters you come across everyday and may even relate yourself.

I am of the opinion that therein lies the greatest strength of the book to have an appeal for a long time to come. This is a solid 5-star book I recommend to the avid reader without any reservations.

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Heartwarming, Enjoyable Read

I don't know how she does it, but Maeve Binchy always impresses me with her tales from far away lands. She always has interesting, intertwining storylines with characters we either love or love to hate. This story also gave the most unlikely guy the best revenge in the end. This is a real page turner that kept me up late many nights...I couldn't help to read quickly because I wanted to see what would happen next and yet sad when it was done.

I highly recommend this book and Nights of Rain and Stars!

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When a new highway threatens to bypass the town of Rossmore and cut through Whitethorn Woods, it will also destroy St. Ann?s well, where people have been coming for generations to share their dreams and speak their prayers. Some believe the well to be a place of true spiritual power, demanding protection; others think it?s a mere magnet for superstitions, easily sacrificed. Maeve Binchy creates a rich spectrum of men and women, all with passionate opinions, who are drawn into this timely conflict between the traditions of the past and the promises of the future.

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