Big, generous-hearted Benny and the elfin Eve Malone have been best friends growing up in sleepy Knockglen. Their one thought is to get to Dublin, to university and to freedom… On their first day at University College, Dublin, the inseparable pair are thrown together with fellow students Nan Mahon, beautiful but selfish, and handsome Jack Foley. But trouble is brewing for Benny and Eve's new circle of friends, and before long, they find passion, tragedy - and the independence they yearned for.
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En una pequeña población de la costa griega, el incendio de un barco obliga a cuatro desconocidos a una forzada convivencia. Fiona, Thomas, Elsa y David no sólo tienen noacionalidades diferentes, sino también traen consigo historias particulares que les impiden disfrutar plenamente de la vida. Hechizados por el idílico lugar, la belleza de su paisaje, la magia de su música y su exquisita gastronomía, los cuatro extraños intentan acercarse y entenderse, bajo la mirada atenta y discreta del tabemero Andreas y dela enigmática Vonni ejercerán su balsámico influjo y los ayudarán a encontrar un camino para segjir adelante con sus vidas, aunque no necesariamente el que habían imaginado.Noches de lluvia y estrellas es la historia de un verano mágico en un enclave mágico, donde los destinos de cuatro personas se cruzan con consecuencias imprevisibles: los cuatro aprenderán a aceptarla realidad de sus vidas y conseguirán, por fin, tomas decisiones sin temor a equivocarse.
Nights of Rain and Stars.In a small Greek island village, a group of travelers from around the world and the local residents they encounter are brought together in unexpected ways when sudden tragedy
Is it possible to tell the story of a generation and a city through the history of a restaurant? Ella Brady thinks so. She wants to film a documentary about Quentins that will capture the spirit of Dublin from the 1970s to the present day. After all, the restaurant saw the people of a city become more confident in everything from their lifestyles to the food that they chose to eat. And Quentins has a thousand stories to tell. But as Ella uncovers more of what has gone on at Quentins, she begins to wonder whether some secrets should be kept that way...
Eine Dame der Gesellschaft bittet die Geliebte ihres Mannes zum Dinner, ein Mädchen vom Land lernt die Freuden des Stadtlebens kennen, eine Studentin, die nicht weiß, ob sie Mutter werden soll ... Liebenswerte Szenen aus einem typischen Viertel Dublins spiegeln den »ganz normalen Wahnsinn« seiner Bewohner wider und legen einmal mehr Zeugnis ab von Maeve Binchys einzigartiger Darstellung menschlicher Gefühle und ihrem unglaublichen Gespür für Dialoge. »Phantastischer Lesestoff, der fast süchtig macht.« (Ludwigsburger Wochenblatt)
Evacuated from Blitz-battered London, shy and genteel Elizabeth White is sent to stay with the boisterous O'Connors in Kilgarret, Ireland. It is the beginning of an unshakeable bond between Elizabeth and Aisling O'Connor, a friendship which will endure through twenty turbulent years of change and chaos, joy and sorrow, soaring dreams and searing betrayals…Writing with warmth, wit and great compassion, Maeve Binchy tells a magnificent story of the lives and loves of two women, bound together in a friendship that nothing could tear asunder - not even the man who threatened to come between them forever.
