Maeve Binchy was born on 28 May 1940 in Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland, the eldest child of four. Her parents were very positive and provided her with a happy childhood. Despite the fact she describes herself as an overweight child it was her parents attitude that gave her the confidence to accept herself for who she is today.
She studied at University College Dublin and was a teacher for a while. She also loved travelling and this was how she found her niche as a writer. She liked going to all different kinds of places such as a Kibbutz in Israel and worked in a camp in the United States. It was whilst she was away that she sent letters home to her parents. They were so impressed with these chatty letters from all over the world that they decided to send them to a newspaper. They were published. She left teaching and became a journalist. She still writes columns today.
Maeve married Gordon Snell who is also a published writer. When they were struggling financially it was then that Light a Penny Candle was published. She became an overnight success. Her books deal with relationship problems. Many of them are set in the past in Ireland such as "Echoes" and often deal with people who are young, fall in love, have families then have relationship or family problems that readers can identify with. The main characters are people you can empathise with. Some of her later novels have been brought forward to the present day to become more modern. Her cousin Dan Binchy is also a published writer.
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Light a penny candle
26 editions - first published in 1983 Borrow -
Circle of friends
26 editions - first published in 1990 Borrow -
Lilac bus
25 editions - first published in 1984 Borrow -
Firefly Summer
24 editions - first published in 1987 Checked out -
Echoes
23 editions - first published in 1985 Checked out -
The Copper Beech
19 editions - first published in 1992 Borrow -
Silver wedding
16 editions - first published in 1988 Borrow -
Tara Road
16 editions - first published in 1998 Borrow -
The glass lake
14 editions - first published in 1994 Borrow -
Evening class
13 editions - first published in 1996 Borrow -
Quentins
12 editions - first published in 2002 DAISY -
London Transports
12 editions - first published in 1983 Checked out -
Whitethorn Woods
11 editions - first published in 2006 Read -
Dublin 4
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The Return Journey
9 editions - first published in 1998 Borrow -
Nights of rain and stars
8 editions - first published in 2004 DAISY -
Aches and Pains
6 editions - first published in 1999 -
This Year It Will Be Different: a Christmas treasury
6 editions - first published in 1996 Borrow -
Heart and soul
5 editions - first published in 2008 DAISY -
This year it will be different and other stories: a Christmas treasury
5 editions - first published in 1996 Borrow -
Victoria Line Central Line
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Unter der Blutbuche
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The Maeve Binchy Writers' Club
3 editions - first published in 2010 Read -
Minding Frankie
2 editions - first published in 2011 -
Escuela De Ilusiones
2 editions - first published in 1999 -
The Maeve Binchy Value Collection
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Ein Haus in Irland
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Jeden Freitagabend
2 editions - first published in 1994 -
Maeve Binchy: Silver Wedding, Firefly Summer, Light a Penny Candle
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Das Herz von Dublin. Neue Geschichten aus Irland
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Thel ilac bus
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My first book
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Ecos Del Corazon
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This Year Will Be Different
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Cathys Traum
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Enciende Una Vela
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Ladies Night in Finbars Hotel
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Una casa en Irlanda
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Copper Beech, the
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Recuerdos de Un Verano
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Les saveurs de la vie
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Victoria Line
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Nights Of Rain And Stars (Larkin Family Chronicles)
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Tara Road
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The builders
1 edition - first published in 2011 -
Maeve Binchy Mixed Dumpbin
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Das Herz von Dublin. 4 Cassetten. Neue Geschichten aus Irland
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Evening Class Uk Edition
1 edition - first published in 1996 -
Maeve Binchy's Dublin 4
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Retour en Irlande
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Womens Fiction Boxed Set
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Die Straben Von London
1 edition - first published in 1997 -
Le Lac aux sortilèges
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The Silver Wedding
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Na tógálaithe
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Tara road
1 edition - first published in 1998 -
Ser Grune See
1 edition - first published in 1998 -
Echo vergangener Tage. Sonderausgabe
1 edition - first published in 2002 -
Scarlet Feather 36x B/list D/b Out
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C'était pourtant l'été
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Cours du soir
1 edition - first published in 1998 -
Night of Rain & Stars Copy Dumpbin
1 edition - first published in 2005 -
The Storyteller (Modern Women Writers)
1 edition - first published in 1997 -
Whitethorn Woods, The
1 edition - first published in 2006 -
Circle Of Friends / Silver Wedding
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Minding Frankie
1 edition - first published in 2011 -
Der grüne See. Sonderausgabe
1 edition - first published in 2001 -
Rückkehr nach Irland
1 edition - first published in 2000 -
Minding Frankie
1 edition - first published in 2010 -
Maeve Binchy Omnibus #2
1 edition - first published in 1996 -
Minding Frankie
1 edition - first published in 2010 -
Miss Martins größter Wunsch. Und andere Weihnachtsgeschichten
1 edition - first published in 2002 -
Echo vergangener Tage
1 edition - first published in 1999 -
Dublin people
1 edition - first published in 1993 -
Ruckkehr nach Irland
1 edition - first published in 2001 -
Whitethorn Woods (Vintage)
1 edition - first published in 2008 DAISY -
The Cruise
1 edition - first published in 1995 -
Star Sullivan
1 edition - first published in 2006 -
Maeve Binchy Boxed Set
1 edition - first published in 1997 -
Firefly summer. Circle of friends
1 edition - first published in 1994 -
Heart and soul
1 edition - first published in 2011 -
Light a penny candle
1 edition - first published in 1984 -
Minding Frankie
1 edition - first published in 2011 -
Scarlet Feather 36x B/l D/b Parts
1 edition - first published in 2000 -
Nos rêves de Castelbay
1 edition - first published in 1999 -
M.I.L.K: Friendship: Moments of Intimacy Laughter Kinship, Vol. 2
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Sur la route de Tara
1 edition - first published in 1999 -
Echoes 27-Copy Floor
1 edition - first published in 1997 -
Der Gruene See
1 edition - first published in 1998 -
Whitehorn Woods
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THE COPPER BEECH AND EVENING GLASS
1 edition - first published in 2005 -
Deeply Regretted By..
1 edition - first published in 1979 -
E.S.S. Victoria Line, Central Lin
1 edition - first published in 2001 -
LA Pluma Escarlata
1 edition - first published in 2002 -
Zu mir oder zu dir? Frauengeschichten aus Irland
1 edition - first published in 2002 -
Noches De Lluvia Y Estrellas
1 edition - first published in 2006 -
Silberhochzeit
1 edition - first published in 1999 -
Echoes 36-Copy Floor
1 edition - first published in 1997 -
Tara Road
1 edition - first published in 2000 DAISY -
Heart and soul
1 edition - first published in 2009
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