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Light a Penny Candle

By Maeve Binchy

By Maeve Binchy

By Maeve Binchy

By Maeve Binchy

By Maeve Binchy

By Maeve Binchy

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Nov 06, 2007 | ISBN 9780451222640

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Aug 05, 2003 | ISBN 9780451211439

Ebook $4.99

Feb 01, 2001 | ISBN 9781101209295

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    About Light a Penny Candle

    Beloved author Maeve Binchy’s first published novel, an engrossing coming of age tale about the incredible bond of friendship.

    To escape the chaos of London during World War II, young Elizabeth White is sent to live a safer life in the small Irish town of Kilgarret. It is there, in the crowded, chaotic O’Connor household, that she meet Aisling—a girl who soon becomes her very best friend, sharing her pet kitten and secretly teaching her the intricacies of Catholicism.

    Aisling’s boldness brings Elizabeth out of her proper shell; later, her support carries Elizabeth through the painful end of her parents’ chilly marriage. In return, Elizabeth’s friendship helps Aisling endure her own unsatisfying marriage to a raging alcoholic. Through the years, they come to believe they can overcome any conflict, conquer any hardship—as long as they have each other. Now they’re about to find out if they’re right…

    “A sumptuous saga.”—Harper’s

    “Wonderful…a novel that could be mistaken for life.”—New York Daily News

    About Light a Penny Candle

    Beloved author Maeve Binchy’s first published novel, an engrossing coming of age tale about the incredible bond of friendship.

    To escape the chaos of London during World War II, young Elizabeth White is sent to live a safer life in the small Irish town of Kilgarret. It is there, in the crowded, chaotic O’Connor household, that she meet Aisling—a girl who soon becomes her very best friend, sharing her pet kitten and secretly teaching her the intricacies of Catholicism.

    Aisling’s boldness brings Elizabeth out of her proper shell; later, her support carries Elizabeth through the painful end of her parents’ chilly marriage. In return, Elizabeth’s friendship helps Aisling endure her own unsatisfying marriage to a raging alcoholic. Through the years, they come to believe they can overcome any conflict, conquer any hardship—as long as they have each other. Now they’re about to find out if they’re right…

    “A sumptuous saga.”—Harper’s

    “Wonderful…a novel that could be mistaken for life.”—New York Daily News

    About Light a Penny Candle

    Beloved author Maeve Binchy’s first published novel, an engrossing coming of age tale about the incredible bond of friendship.

    To escape the chaos of London during World War II, young Elizabeth White is sent to live a safer life in the small Irish town of Kilgarret. It is there, in the crowded, chaotic O’Connor household, that she meet Aisling—a girl who soon becomes her very best friend, sharing her pet kitten and secretly teaching her the intricacies of Catholicism.

    Aisling’s boldness brings Elizabeth out of her proper shell; later, her support carries Elizabeth through the painful end of her parents’ chilly marriage. In return, Elizabeth’s friendship helps Aisling endure her own unsatisfying marriage to a raging alcoholic. Through the years, they come to believe they can overcome any conflict, conquer any hardship—as long as they have each other. Now they’re about to find out if they’re right…

    “A sumptuous saga.”—Harper’s

    “Wonderful…a novel that could be mistaken for life.”—New York Daily News

    Also by Maeve Binchy

    A Few of the Girls
    The September Letters
    Dusty's Winter
    Maeve's Times
    Full House
    See all books by Maeve Binchy

    Also by Maeve Binchy

    A Few of the Girls
    The September Letters
    Dusty's Winter
    Maeve's Times
    Full House
    See all books by Maeve Binchy

    Also by Maeve Binchy

    A Few of the Girls
    The September Letters
    Dusty's Winter
    Maeve's Times
    Full House
    See all books by 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

    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: Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $22.00
    Published by Berkley
    Nov 06, 2007 | 592 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780451222640

    Category: Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $10.00
    Published by Berkley
    Aug 05, 2003 | 592 Pages | 5-1/8 x 8 | ISBN 9780451211439

    Category: Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Berkley
    Feb 01, 2001 | 592 Pages | ISBN 9781101209295

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    Praise

    Praise for Maeve Binchy and Light a Penny Candle

    “Extraordinary.”—Philadelphia Inquirer

    “An Irish Thorn Birds…complete and rewarding.”—Newsday

    “A find…so rich and engrossing you can forget your own problems.”—Glamour

    “A remarkably gifted writer…a wonderful student of human nature.”—The New York Times Book Review 

    “Reading one of Maeve Binchy’s novels is like coming home.”—The Washington Post

    “Binchy is a grand storyteller in the finest Irish tradition…she writes from the heart.”—The Cleveland Plain Dealer 

    “Binchy’s genius is transforming storytelling into art.”—San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle

    “Binchy’s tales combine warmth and spunk in a quintessentially Celtic way…In the field of women’s popular fiction, the Dublin storyteller sticks out like a faultless solitaire on a Woolworth’s jewelry counter.”—Chicago Tribune

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