Maeve Binchy
Maeve Binchy was an acclaimed Irish novelist, playwright, short story writer, and columnist, born in Dalkey, Ireland, known for her sympathetic and humorous portrayals of small-town Irish life with surprise endings. She began her career as a teacher and journalist before publishing her debut novel *Light a Penny Candle* in 1982, going on to write sixteen novels including *Circle of Friends* and *Tara Road*, which sold over 40 million copies worldwide and were translated into 37 languages. She passed away in 2012 at age 72 after a brief illness, mourned as one of Ireland's best-loved writers.
Fiction
Novels
Short stories
Plays
Secret Wars 2099
Evening Class
Silver Wedding
Firefly Summer
A Few of the Girls: Stories
Maeve's Times: In Her Own Words
A Few of the Girls: Stories
Tara Road
Circle of Friends: A Novel
A Week in Winter
Heart and Soul
Nights Of Rain And Stars
A Week in Summer: A Short Story
Light A Penny Candle
Tara Road: A Novel
Whitethorn Woods
Evening Class: A Novel
Minding Frankie
Firefly Summer: A Novel
Chestnut Street
Circle of Friends
Silver Wedding: A Novel
The Copper Beech: A Novel
Silver Wedding: A Novel