Light a Penny Candle by Binchy, Maeve

Light a Penny Candle (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780451222640)

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Format: Paperback
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Light a Penny Candle by Binchy, Maeve

Light a Penny Candle

$22.00
Light a Penny Candle by Binchy, Maeve

Light a Penny Candle

$22.00
Format: Paperback
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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: Maeve Binchy
ISBN-10: 0451222644
ISBN-13: 9780451222640
Publisher: Berkley / Nal
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2007
Pages: 592
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.40d
By Maeve Binchy
By Maeve Binchy
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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.

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