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Whitethorn Woods
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“WHITETHORN WOODS is Binchy’s best read in a decade . . . Few contemporary novelists match Binchy’s gift for giving us the world through her characters’ eyes.”
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Maeve Binchy once again brings us an enchanting book full of the wit, warmth, and wisdom that have made her one of the most beloved and widely read writers at work today.
When a new highway threatens to bypass the town of Rossmore and cut through Whitethorn Woods, everyone has a passionate opinion about whether the town will benefit or suffer. But young Father Flynn is most concerned with the fate of St. Ann’s Well, which is set at the edge of the woods and slated for destruction. People have been coming to St. Ann’s for generations to share their dreams and fears, and to speak their prayers. Some believe it to be a place of true spiritual power, demanding protection; others think it’s a mere magnet for superstitions, easily sacrificed.
Not knowing which faction to favor, Father Flynn listens to all those caught up in the conflict, and these are the voices we hear in the stories of Whitethorn Woods–men and women deciding between the traditions of the past and the promises of the future, ordinary people brought vividly to life by Binchy’s generosity and empathy, and in the vivacity and surprise of her storytelling.
Maeve Binchy is at the very top of her form in this irresistible tale.
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Maeve Binchy. (2007). Whitethorn Woods. Unabridged Books on Tape.

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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Maeve Binchy once again brings us an enchanting book full of the wit, warmth, and wisdom that have made her one of the most beloved and widely read writers at work today.
When a new highway threatens to bypass the town of Rossmore and cut through Whitethorn Woods, everyone has a passionate opinion about whether the town will benefit or suffer. But young Father Flynn is most concerned with the fate of St. Ann’s Well, which is set at the edge of the woods and slated for destruction. People have been coming to St. Ann’s for generations to share their dreams and fears, and to speak their prayers. Some believe it to be a place of true spiritual power, demanding protection; others think it’s a mere magnet for superstitions, easily sacrificed.
Not knowing which faction to favor, Father Flynn listens to all those caught up in the conflict, and these are the voices we hear in the stories of Whitethorn Woods–men and women deciding between the traditions of the past and the promises of the future, ordinary people brought vividly to life by Binchy’s generosity and empathy, and in the vivacity and surprise of her storytelling.
Maeve Binchy is at the very top of her form in this irresistible tale.
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      • source: Joan Hinkemeyer, Rocky Mountain News
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        "Binchy has an accessible, comfortable writing style and fine storytelling ability . . . [Her] stories of an Ireland in transition have pleased readers for years."

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      • source: Margaret Quamme, Columbus Dispatch
      • content: "Maeve Binchy is a benevolent god of a novelist . . . Whitethorn Woods draws on her strengths: She can channel Irish voices with the best of them, and each of those voices has its own twisting story to tell . . . often with verve and humor."
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      • source: Melinda Bargreen, Seattle Times
      • content: "Whitethorn Woods is a tour-de-force for Binchy, who seamlessly inhabits all these narrators and gets their individual voices pitch-perfect . . . By the time you arrive at the last page, you'll feel you know virtually everyone in [this] little corner of Ireland . . . Binchy is in top form."
      • premium: False
      • source: Marjorie Kehe, Christian Science Monitor
      • content: "What could be sweeter than a trip to [an] Irish village packed with robust native characters? That's exactly what Maeve Binchy offers in her latest novel . . . Love, longing, and rich scenes of daily life intertwine in this neatly constructed story."
      • premium: False
      • source: Maude McDaniel, Bookpage
      • content: "Stellar Irish novelist Maeve Binchy can display unexpected depths for a crowd-pleasing author . . . One soon becomes engaged in the lives of more than two dozen characters . . . Touches of humor enliven the account, but Binchy's chief stock-in-trade here is making relatively average lives colorful and worth our interest."
      • premium: False
      • source: Library Journal
      • content: "In classic Binchy style, many diverse characters tell their own, sometimes overlapping, stories . . . After [finishing], readers will want to call their mothers . . . An enjoyable peek into other people's thoughts."
      • premium: False
      • source: Carol Haggas, Booklist
      • content: "Binchy focuses her prodigious talent on a robust assemblage of characters embroiled in romantic and domestic crises. Inventively and intricately weaving a series of linked vignettes, [she] astounds with the versatility of the supplicants' voices . . . Binchy is at her best in this tender yet potent tale of a traditional land and people threatened and challenged by the forces of change."
      • premium: False
      • source: Publishers Weekly
      • content: "Binchy deliver[s] a panoply of richly drawn first-person characters . . . Stories of greed, infidelity, mental illness, incest, the joys of being single, the struggles of modern career women, alcoholism, and the heartbreak of parenting span generations, simply and poignantly. Binchy takes it all in and orchestrates the whole masterfully."
      • premium: False
      • source: Kirkus Reviews
      • content: "Binchy inserts questions of faith into her usual romantic braid of multiple storylines . . . These are often fully realized stories that stand on their own . . . Binchy's lilting Irish zest is undeniably addictive."
      • premium: False
      • source: Martina Devlin, The Irish Times
      • content: "What readers are buying into with a Binchy book is a unique environment: a world of warmth and compassion in which a kind heart is prized above a pretty face, family life is celebrated and qualities such as decency and initiative are rewarded. This is the milieu of her latest novel . . . Binchy has always had a knack for character . . . It takes a particularly skilful writer to engage the reader's sympathy [as she does] . . . These characters speak with their own voices directly off the page."
      • premium: False
      • source: Wendy Holden, Daily Mail
      • content: "Vintage Binchy. A touching, funny, optimistic book full of wonderful, well-observed characters."
      • premium: False
      • source: Mairead Byrne, Irish Independent
      • content: "Binchy [is a] national treasure . . . In Whitethorn Woods her particular gift for creating a world and then drawing you in is employed with her usual skill [and] just the right combination of warmth, gossip and insight into human nature . . . Always maintaining a sense of humour, she effortlessly makes the reader feel that they are returning to an old friend."
      • premium: False
      • source: Aisling Foster, The Times (London)
      • content: "For everyone who weaves in and out of these tightly made stories, a timeless search for love, money or perfect happiness continues to inject drama into the most humdrum lives . . . The charm is in the telling, often with the author's tongue held firmly in cheek."
      • premium: False
      • source: Sheila Forbes, Daily News
      • content: "Binchy has a special talent for bringing her characters to life and, in the end, drawing them all together in a very satisfactory way. An engaging read."
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      • source: AudioFile Magazine
      • content: Life changes for Rossmore, England, when a bypass threatens Whitethorn Woods, home to a local (unsanctified) religious shrine. At the center of the storm is Father Flynn, who listens to everyone while harboring his own doubts about the shrine's power. Paul Michael reads the chapters told by Father Flynn with conviction and empathy; his understated Irish brogue adds just the right touch of atmosphere. It also blends perfectly with the shades of accent used by Sile Bermingham, who reads the majority of the book with admirable clarity combined with obvious affection for the characters. Striving young couples, tired pensioners, worried farmers--they're all given convincing voice in this gentle, involving novel. A.C.S. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine
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      • source: Publisher's Weekly
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        January 8, 2007
        A proposed highway near the Irish town of Rossmore will mean the destruction of St. Ann's Well, a shrine in Whitethorn Woods thought to deliver healing, husbands and other miracles. The shrine resides in the parish of Fr. Brian Flynn, curate of St. Augustine's. As a fracas erupts between shrine skeptics who want the highway and shrine believers who want the shrine preserved, Flynn, unsure of where he stands on the issue and questioning his place in an increasingly secular Ireland, goes to the shrine and prays that he might "hear the voices that have come to you and know who these people are." Binchy (Tara Road
        ) goes on to deliver just that: a panoply of prosaic but richly drawn first-person characters, such as Neddy Nolan, a not-so-simple simpleton; 60-something Vera, who finds love on a singles trip meant for those much younger; and unassuming antiques magnate James, whose wife of 26 years is dying. Stories of greed, infidelity, mental illness, incest, the joys of being single, the struggles of modern career women, alcoholism, and the heartbreak of parenting span generations, simply and poignantly. Binchy takes it all in and orchestrates the whole masterfully. 400,000 announced first printing
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      • premium: True
      • source: AudioFile Magazine
      • content: Jenny Sterlin tenderly narrates Maeve Binchy's delightful story of townsfolk from an Irish village whose adored shrine to Saint Ann is threatened by developers from the city. Sterlin's range is highlighted as the chapters offer perspectives on the situation from different characters. Each character has a special connection to the shrine, and Sterlin is able to express all their emotions--from lightheartedness and hopefulness to frustration and grief. As the recording provides a seamless presentation, the contemporary story will inspire listeners to reflect upon the meaning of community, love, and faith. K.M.D. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
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When a new highway threatens to bypass the town of Rossmore and cut through Whitethorn Woods, everyone has a passionate opinion about whether the town will benefit or suffer. But young Father Flynn is most concerned with the fate of St. Ann’s Well, which is set at the edge of the woods and slated for destruction. People have been coming to St. Ann’s for generations to share their dreams and fears, and to speak their prayers. Some believe it to be a place of true spiritual power, demanding protection; others think it’s a mere magnet for superstitions,...
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