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factandfables's review
4.0
This is the exact story I think of when I think of Binchy, and while it was long, I really enjoyed the full cast of flawed yet complex characters here. With some exceptions, you end up sympathizing with almost every character despite the fact that they almost all make a lot of mistakes as well.
A satisfying and comforting read.
A satisfying and comforting read.
cubsfan3410reads's review
4.0
I love Ms. Binchy's stories. It makes me want to move to Ireland and live with these people.
Mr. O'Neill arrives in sleepy Fernscourt to build his hotel. His arrival sparks a chain of events that turns the town inside out.
Mr. O'Neill arrives in sleepy Fernscourt to build his hotel. His arrival sparks a chain of events that turns the town inside out.
abookwanderer's review
4.0
Reading Maeve Binchy was like taking a slow, meandering stroll through the lush Irish countryside--or at least what I would imagine such a stroll to be since I've never visited Ireland. This was my first Binchy novel. I enjoyed her numerous and well-developed characters, but sometimes the attention to all of the secondary characters tempted me to want to skip ahead. I resisted, and usually discovered some little gem of a plot point I would have missed. At 654 pages, Firefly Summer was daunting in the beginning, but this lengthy tome entertained and delighted.
lnatal's review against another edition
3.0
From BBC Radio 4 Extra:
In Binchy's 1987 novel, an American moves his family to the rural Irish town of Mountfern
In Binchy's 1987 novel, an American moves his family to the rural Irish town of Mountfern