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Maeve Binchy
Born
in Dublin, Ireland
May 28, 1939
Died
July 30, 2012
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Tara Road
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published
1998
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117 editions
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Circle of Friends
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published
1980
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132 editions
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A Week in Winter
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Evening Class
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published
1996
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104 editions
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Scarlet Feather
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published
2000
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85 editions
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Minding Frankie
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Quentins
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published
2002
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100 editions
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The Glass Lake
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published
1994
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103 editions
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The Copper Beech
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published
1992
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123 editions
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Nights of Rain and Stars
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published
2004
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105 editions
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“I'll understand if you don't want me. But I will be heartbroken. You are all I ever dreamed of and hoped for. You are much, much more. Please know that I didn't think I was mean-minded. But I realize I am. I don't want you to put your arms around me and say it's all right, that you forgive me. I want you to be sure that you do, and my love for you will last as long as I live. I can see no lightness, no humour, no joke to make. I just hope that we will be able to go back to when we had laughter, and the world was coloured, not black and white and grey. I am so sorry for hurting you. I could inflict all kinds of pain on myself, but it would not take back any I gave to you. - David Power”
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“I don't have ugly ducklings turning into swans in my stories. I have ugly ducklings turning into confident ducks.”
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“We're nothing if we're not loved. When you meet somebody who is more important to you than yourself, that has to be the most important thing in life, really. And I think we are all striving for it in different ways. I also believe very, very strongly that everybody is the hero/heroine of his/her own life. I try to make my characters kind of ordinary, somebody that anybody could be. Because we've all had loves, perhaps love and loss, people can relate to my characters”
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