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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 smalltown life in ireland, her descriptive characters, her interest in human nature, and her often clever surprise endings. By 1979, she was writing plays, a successful television script, and several short story collections. Cross lines phoenix 60p paperbacks by binchy, maeve. Maeve binchy 19402012 was an irish author who wrote about smalltown life in ireland with a humourous slant.
Below is a list of maeve binchys books in order of when they were originally released. She spent her childhood in dalkey, an experience she draws on today when creating the rural villages usually at the heart of her novels. During her lifetime, she wrote more than 20 books including silver wedding, scarlet feather, heart and soul, minding frankie, and a week in winter. After a spell as a teacher she joined the irish times. Initially, she wrote short stories such as central line and victoria line. Maeve binchy was a columnist, playwright, short story writer, and novelist. List verified daily and newest books added immediately. She took a history degree at ucd and taught in various girls schools, writing travel articles in the long summer holidays.
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