Helped by Rigger (a bad boy turned good who is handy around the house) and Orla, her niece (a whiz at business), Chicky is finally ready to welcome the first guests to Stone House’s big warm kitchen, log fires, and understated elegant bedrooms. When Chicky Starr decides to take an old, decaying mansion set high on the cliffs overlooking the windswept Atlantic Ocean and turn it into a restful place for a holiday by the sea, everyone thinks she is crazy. This is a must-read.Stoneybridge is a small town on the west coast of Ireland where all the families know one another. “One of the world’s best story-tellers, Maeve Binchy, died in 2012, so I do hope you enjoy her final magically weaved story. “Beguiling and heartwarming, this is a story of everyday Irish life made extraordinary by the author’s trademark blend of compassionate humour and insight into human nature.” - GOOD BOOK GUIDE If you haven’t come across her before, you’ve got a real treat in store.” - THE LADY … Binchy died this year after a prolific career that began in 1982 and during which she wrote more than 20 books, all of them bestsellers. “This is a book designed to be read in a dark January chill it begs for a fireside and the sound of wind and rain howling outside.
The plot is almost irrelevant though what matters is the warmth and charm of Binchy’s storytelling.” - SUNDAY EXPRESS
“In the final novel from the Irish legend, we meet the motley holidaymakers of Stone House hotel, each nursing their secrets or sadness during a winter break. A WEEK IN WINTER is shot through with her trademark charm … here is an author who had a zest for life.” - BELFAST TELEGRAPH “It is no exaggeration to say that Maeve and her books were loved. That and the fact that she always knew how to tell a very good story.” - IRISH TIMES
Maybe that’s why so many readers loved her so much. Yet Binchy guides her creations through their troubles with a firm and kind hand, leaving them ready for a happier future. … All the characters in A WEEK IN WINTER are struggling – with traumatic memories, with isolation, with regret. Over her long career as a novelist she tackled many serious issues with with the compassion, intelligence and wit that anyone who ever read her wonderful journalism would expect. “Binchy’s compassion and warmth are undimmed to the very end. Set in a country house hotel on the West coast of Ireland it’s full of her trademark warmth, humour and lovable characters.” - WOMAN “The final novel by late Irish author Maeve Binchy is out now. It’s classic Maeve Binchy territory, filled with characteristic warmth and captivating storytelling - HELLO
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