No one writes the way Maeve Binchy. I enjoy the way each chapter is about a different person but you see how all their lives connect with each othe... (show more)
Silver Wedding
There was never any question that Deirdre and Desmond Doyle would celebrate a gala twenty-fifth anniversary. Naturally, their daughter Anna, would plan their grand affair. Of all three Doyle children, Anna knew exactly what their mother wished—even as she lived her own secret life. Will Brendan, the rebellious son, even bother to return to London? Will Helen, the hapless would-be nun, embarrass them all? This is Deirdre’s day, a triumph for a woman obsessed with keeping up ap... (show more)
There was never any question that Deirdre and Desmond Doyle would celebrate a gala twenty-fifth anniversary. Naturally, their daughter Anna, would plan their grand affair. Of all three Doyle children, Anna knew exactly what their mother wished—even as she lived her own secret life. Will Brendan, the rebellious son, even bother to return to London? Will Helen, the hapless would-be nun, embarrass them all? This is Deirdre’s day, a triumph for a woman obsessed with keeping up appearances, her silvery revenge after “marrying down” twenty-five years ago. She’s determined to show them all: the maid of honor, still unmarried, still gorgeous, now a successful London business woman…the best man, once Desmond’s close friend, now his boss…their reluctant priest, who harbors his own guilty secret.
As family and friends gather, a lifetime of lies takes its toll. But what begins as a family charade brings with it the transforming power of love—and truth. (show less)
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I wasn't too impressed with this one. This is my first Maeve Binchy novel and it fell flat for me. If she wanted to have so many complex characte... (show more)
I wasn't too impressed with this one. This is my first Maeve Binchy novel and it fell flat for me. If she wanted to have so many complex characters, then she should have made it an epic, like The Thornbirds, or else cut some people out and let us really get to know the juicy details. Each character was a novel in itself. It's a shame she didn't let them develop more because there were some great issues brewing there. At the end, nothing really changed for the good or the bad. It was very anti-climatic. (show less)
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The book which comes before A Circle of Friends. It is about the Silver wedding of the Doyle family, Irish who live in Pinner in North London. . Anna a daughter organizes the silver wedding and has a chapter devoted to her as do her siblings Brendan who has escaped his mother's domination and escaped back to the family farm on the west coast of Ireland to stay with his father's brother. Helen the eldest is a missfit in society and is a calamirty Jane always making mistakes. She wants to be a ... (show more)
The book which comes before A Circle of Friends. It is about the Silver wedding of the Doyle family, Irish who live in Pinner in North London. . Anna a daughter organizes the silver wedding and has a chapter devoted to her as do her siblings Brendan who has escaped his mother's domination and escaped back to the family farm on the west coast of Ireland to stay with his father's brother. Helen the eldest is a missfit in society and is a calamirty Jane always making mistakes. She wants to be a nun but the nuns will mnot accept her. The next chapter is about Desmond the husband/father and his hopes. He is a people man and not an office pusher unlike Frank the prson with whom he came to England. The next chapter is devoted to Father Jimbo Hurley who married the couple. The next chapter is devoted to Maureen who was the maid of honour at the wedding. Frank the next chapter was the best man and is now Managing Director of a supermarket group in England. He has managed the owners daughter but has an affair and hius mistress keeps the son, Alexander and cuts him out. Then comes the chapoter about the wife/mother Deidre who is a thoroughly unleasant stuck up woman whomn everyone detests including her own mother. The last chapter is devoted to the Silver Wedding and Helen has been thrown out of the convent. Anna manages to organise things well and Brendan comes home from Ireland and is in good shape. (show less)
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Typical Maeve Binchy letting you see all of the characters develop on their own until they are thrown together at the big event. Enjoyable quick read.
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