Firefly Summer: A Novel (Paperback)

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Firefly Summer: A Novel (Paperback)

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Kate Ryan and her husband, John, have a rollicking pub in the Irish village of Mountfern . . . four lovely children . . . and such wonderful dreams. But all that is about to change one fateful summer when American millionaire Patrick O'Neill comes to town with his irresistible charm, and money to burn. As love and hate vie for a town's quiet heart, old traditions begin to crumble away. . . . 

Patrick O'Neill builds the grand hotel of his dreams, with its promise of wealth and change. Loyalties are challenged, jealousies ignited, and tragedy strikes before the foundation is laid. Suddenly Kate and John Ryan's lives and family are bound up with the newcomer in ways they can never imagine. And Patrick O'Neill faces his own crisis of conscience and heart as the events he sets in motion take on a life of their own in a town that will never be the same again. 

Praise for Firefly Summer

“The best Binchy yet.”The New York Times Book Review

“Totally engrossing . . . unforgettable . . . an absolutely grand story . . . a lyrical and compelling family drama . . . Mountfern and its residents come vibrantly alive.”Cleveland Plain Dealer

“The secrets hidden behind lace curtains, a young girl's first kiss, children's summer games, unexpected pregnancies, sudden deaths. She makes us feel as if we also know the place and its people. . . . One of those good old-fashioned stories that are as comfortable and comforting as home itself.”Philadelphia Inquirer
Maeve Binchy is the bestselling author of This Year It Will Be Different, The Glass Lake, The Copper Beech, The Lilac Bus, Circle of Friends, Silver Wedding, Firefly Summer, Echoes, Light a Penny Candle, and London Transports. She has written two plays and a teleplay that won three awards at the Prague Film Festival. A writer for The Irish Times since 1969, she lives with her husband, writer and broadcaster Gordon Snell, in London and Dublin.

Product Details ISBN: 9780385341714
ISBN-10: 0385341717
Publisher: Dell
Publication Date: May 29th, 2007
Pages: 656
Language: English
"Totally engrossing....  Unforgettable.... An absolutely grand story.... A lyrical and  compelling family drama.... Mountfern and its  residents come vibrantly alive."
-- The  Plain Dealer.

"The secrets hidden  behind lace curtains, a young girl's first kiss,  children's summer games, unexpected pregnancies, sudden  deaths. She makes us feel as if we also know the  place and the people.... One of those good  old-fashioned stories that are as comfortable and  comforting as home itself."
-- The  Philadelphia Inquirer