Nan Ryan lives by herself at Number 14 Chestnut Road. When it's heard that the builders are coming to work on the deserted house next door, everyone has an opinion.
Maeve Binchy’s novels sold more than 40 million copies worldwide, and when she died on 30th July 2012, she did so as Ireland’s best-loved writer. Her books included Circle of Friends, Tara Road and Scarlet Feather. She lived in Dublin.