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Firefly Summer

A Novel

A Novel

A Novel

By Maeve Binchy

By Maeve Binchy

By Maeve Binchy

By Maeve Binchy

By Maeve Binchy

By Maeve Binchy

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Paperback $18.00

May 29, 2007 | 656 Pages

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Jul 01, 1989 | 672 Pages *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

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    About Firefly Summer

    It was a summer of warmth…. Kate Ryan and her  husband, John, have a rollicking pub in the Irish  village of Mountfern… lovely twelve-year-old  twins… and such wonderful dreams…. It was a summer  of innocence… but all that is about to change  this fateful summer of 1962 when American  millionaire Patrick O’Neill comes to town with his  irresistible charm and a pocketful of money… when love  and hate vie for a town’s quiet heart and old  traditions begin to crumble away…. It was a summer of  love that would never come again…. A time that  has been captured forever in Maeve Binchy’s  compelling family drama… a novel you will never forget.

    About Firefly Summer

    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

    About Firefly Summer

    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

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    The September Letters
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    Maeve's Times
    Full House
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    The September Letters
    Dusty's Winter
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    Full House
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    About Maeve Binchy

    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… More about Maeve Binchy

    About Maeve Binchy

    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… More about Maeve Binchy

    About Maeve Binchy

    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… More about Maeve Binchy

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction | Women’s Fiction

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Dell
    May 29, 2007 | 656 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780385341714

    Category: Literary Fiction | Women’s Fiction

    Mass Market Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Dell
    Jul 01, 1989 | 672 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780440204190

    Category: Literary Fiction | Women’s Fiction

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Dell
    Sep 04, 2007 | 656 Pages | ISBN 9780440337591

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    Praise

    "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

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