This Year It Will Be Different
And Other Stories
From the New York Times bestselling author of Circle of Friends and The Glass Lake comes This Year It Will Be Different, a stunning new work that brings us the magic and spirit of Christmas in fifteen stories filled with Maeve Binchy's trademark wit, charm, and sheer storytelling genius. Instead of nostalgia, Binchy evokes contemporary life; instead of Christmas homilies, she offers truth; and instead of sugarplums, she brings us the nourishment of holidays that precipitate change, growth, and new beginnings.
In "A Typical Irish Christmas," a grieving New York widower heads for a holiday in Ireland and finds an unexpected destination not just for himself, but for a father and daughter at odds. The title story "This Year It Will Be…
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 20 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 the writer and broadcaster Gordon Snell for 35 years, and died in 2012 at the age of 72.
Light A Penny Candle
Maeve Binchy
The Return Journey
Maeve Binchy
This Year It Will Be Different
Maeve Binchy
The Lilac Bus
Maeve Binchy
Of Human Bondage
W. Somerset Maugham
Echoes
Maeve Binchy
Dublin 4
Maeve Binchy
Maeve Binchy Value Collection
Maeve Binchy
Circle of Friends
Maeve Binchy
Evening Class
Maeve Binchy
Tara Road
Maeve Binchy
The Copper Beech
Maeve Binchy