Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780752873367
ISBN: 0752873369
Label: Orion
Manufacturer: Orion
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: October 02, 2008
Publisher: Orion
Release Date: October 02, 2008
Studio: Orion

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Rating: - A comforting, satisfying read!
I love Binchy's books and eagerly awaited this one. I wasn't disappointed - soon I was back in her world of quirky Irish characters. I didn't want this to end and felt the book stopped a little too soon. I loved the reference to characters from past books and the overlapping lives, making me remember the characters as friends I'd met long ago and were happy to be re-acquainted with. Binchy weaves a colourful, vivid tale that I most thoroughly enjoyed. If you like character driven novels, this ... Read More

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Rating: - Heart and soul
I must admit that my favourite Maeve Binchy novel is Scarlet Feather so what joy to see how the twins are getting on. Still completing each others sentances. We meet new characters as well and they each have their own story. I like this format and I also like happy endings, so this book was a winner for me.

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Rating: - Too twee or not to twee that is the question?
I found this book had very little substance even the few dramas in it were quickly dispatched with. It was almost like a collection of short stories but with each one being interwoven with the next. As lovely as it is to always have happy endings (if only life was really like that) I found myself hoping for a bit of oomph and was disappointed.There are quite a few characters from previous novels in it and if you have not read these books then some of their stories wont mean a lot to you. When I think ... Read More

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Rating: - Warm and real
It's something comforting about Maeve Binchy's books. The cliché about a book being like a good friend, is so very right in her case. Of course, one is interested in finding out what happens to the characters, but there is no hurry. In the case of this book, it is much more preferable to sit down with a cup of tea and read quietly a couple of hours before going to bed.

"Heart and Soul" is a book to be devoured and there are many actors on the stage in Dublin. First there is Clara Casey, ... Read More

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Rating: - A feast for the heart AND the soul
When I picked this book up, I knew it would contain characters who would become important to me and situations I would think about. I was not disappointed. I found Clara Casey to be a thoroughly engaging central character and the focal point of a clinic was a good choice, with the dramas and lives of the staff and patients providing a great narrative.

However, the real joy was in picking up the threads of other characters from Scarlet Feather, Nights of Rain and Stars and also Whitethorn ... Read More

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