The Return Journey

The perfect poolside read that will take you from desire to devastation in the turn of a few pages. * Daily Express * Heart-felt stories of life and love * Woman & Home * She is one of the few writers who can pull at your heartstrings . . . The author's great skill is to draw you into the world she creates, so that reading her books is like gossiping with old friends * DAILY EXPRESS * She is the Queen of Fiction and one of the funniest and best-loved storytellers in the world . . . once you read Maeve you are hooked for life * IRISH TIMES * An unsurpassed grasp of what makes a good story -- Anne Enright The warmest, funniest and most inspiring author . . . I've read everything she ever wrote -- Dame Jennie Murray A brilliant storyteller who wrote from her heart -- Lorraine Kelly Maeve Binchy's work continues to inspire . . . thought-provoking, warm and funny in equal measure * WOMAN * I love her stories! -- Tom Hanks Maeve is a storyteller, she has an ear for dialogue and an eye for character and she's employed these gifts to their full potential * IRISH INDEPENDENT * Fourteen heart-felt stories of life and love * WOMAN & HOME * The perfect poolside read that will take you from desire to devastation in the turn of a few pages. * DAILY EXPRESS * Binchy fans will be delighted with this. -- Natasha Harding * THE SUN *

Maeve Binchy was born in County Dublin and educated at the Holy Child convent in Killiney and at University College, Dublin. After a spell as a teacher she joined the Irish Times. Her first novel, LIGHT A PENNY CANDLE, was published in 1982 and she went on to write over twenty books, all of them bestsellers. Several have been adapted for cinema and television, including TARA ROAD. Maeve Binchy received a LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD at the BRITISH BOOK AWARDS in 1999 and the Irish PEN/A. T. CROSS AWARD in 2007. In 2010 she was presented with the BOB HUGHES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD at the BORD GAIS IRISH BOOK AWARDS by the President of Ireland. She was married to the writer and broadcaster Gordon Snell for 35 years, and died in 2012. Visit her website at www.maevebinchy.com