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Chestnut Street

Everyone living on Chestnut Street has a story to tell... From the No.1 bestselling author

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Chestnut Street

By: Maeve Binchy
Narrated by: Kate Binchy
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Just round the corner from St Jarlath's Crescent (featured in Minding Frankie) is Chestnut Street. Here, the lives of the residents are revealed in Maeve Binchy's wonderfully compelling tales:

Bucket Maguire, the window cleaner, who must do more than he bargained for to protect his son.
Nessa Byrne, who's aunt comes to visit from America for six weeks every summer and turns the house - and Nessa's world - upside down. Lilian, the generous girl with a big heart, and the fiancé not everyone approves of. And Melly, whose gossip about the neighbours leads to trouble in the form of a the fortune teller, 'Madame Magic' . . .

No one rivals Maeve Binchy for stories of warmth, kindness, love, loss - and life not always turning out as expected.

Read by Kate Binchy

(p) 2014 Orion Publishing Group©2014 Gordon Snell Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Romance Short Stories Heartfelt Funny
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Maeve Binchy's work continues to inspire ... thought-provoking, warm and funny in equal measure.
A master storyteller (Marian Keyes)
Thanks to Binchy's characteristic compassion, we find ourselves sympathising with her underdogs, welcoming the punishments visited on her scoundrels, and wishing for justice for those long-suffering characters who keep trying to do the right thing without any hope of recompense ... an unexpected treat.
In Chestnut Street [there is] enough kindness, wisdom and insight into human nature, to remind readers why Maeve Binchy was one of the most beloved writers this country has ever produced.
Written over the past decades, these heartwarming stories of Dublin life, set around Chestnut Street, are collected together for the first time ... Binchy's last book is one to treasure.
Binchy wrote as naturally as she breathed, and this collection has all her trademark humanity and humour
An unsurpassed grasp of what makes a good story (Anne Enright)
The author gives us one last extraordinary look at ordinary people as they struggle with family relationships, romances gone awry, and the possibility for a better future ... all with Binchy's thoughtful and loving touch that will be sorely missed
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It takes time to get used to rhythm of short story format but it is worth it. A great collection.

Insightful stories with loveable characters.

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Great writing from Maeve Binchy as usual and beautifully read by her daughter, Kate. I just wish there were more people living in Chestnut Street.

Fascinating Chestnut Street.

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I enjoyed the nature of many of the characters. The relationships that were formed and how they dealt with the ups and downs of life was really lovely . I felt I I wanted to know more about their lives.

Heartwarming read

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Once again, beautifully observed and excellently narrated. Loved it. Really believed in all the characters

wonderful as ever

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I could listen to these books all day long. Thay
are so very good. yay

I'm really enjoying maeve Binchy books

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