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'Maeve Binchy's latest novel is packed as usual with wonderful characters ... Full of warmth, caring and commonsense.' (CHOICE )
'She knows how to fashion a minor drama into a crisis, and book rattles along from one gripping story to another, leaving the reader with a satisfying glow ... It does exactly what it says on the tin: gives and heart and soul.' (DAILY MAIL )
'Oh, the bliss ... Maeve's back, on top form ... The heart is the theme, literally and metaphorically, and this is heartwarming stuff - sweet but never cloying.' (THE TIMES )
'Maeve Binchy's comfy prose is as warming as cocoa.' (METRO )
'To read it is like being wrapped up in pink blanket with a hot-water bottle - but, make no mistake, there is magic at work.' (Elizabeth Buchan THE SUNDAY TIMES )
'... Heart and Soul is another instant classic, infused with Maeve's trademark warmth, charm and compassion. ... she is the Queen of Fiction and one of the funniest and and best-loved storytellers in the world. ... once you read Maeve you are hooked for life.' (Niamh Greene IRISH TIMES )
'The title is a good indicator of the kind of cockle-warming yarn Maeve Binchy has woven here.' (DAILY TELEGRAPH )
'She knows how to fashion a minor drama into a crisis, and book rattles along from one gripping story to another, leaving the reader with a satisfying glow ... It does exactly what it says on the tin: gives and heart and soul.' (DAILY MAIL )
'Oh, the bliss ... Maeve's back, on top form ... The heart is the theme, literally and metaphorically, and this is heartwarming stuff - sweet but never cloying.' (THE TIMES )
'Maeve Binchy's comfy prose is as warming as cocoa.' (METRO )
'To read it is like being wrapped up in pink blanket with a hot-water bottle - but, make no mistake, there is magic at work.' (Elizabeth Buchan THE SUNDAY TIMES )
'... Heart and Soul is another instant classic, infused with Maeve's trademark warmth, charm and compassion. ... she is the Queen of Fiction and one of the funniest and and best-loved storytellers in the world. ... once you read Maeve you are hooked for life.' (Niamh Greene IRISH TIMES )
'The title is a good indicator of the kind of cockle-warming yarn Maeve Binchy has woven here.' (DAILY TELEGRAPH )
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A superb, brand new novel from No.1 bestselling author Maeve Binchy. 'Oh, the bliss ... Maeve's back ... and this is heartwarming stuff' The Times
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68 of 69 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
It's something comforting about Maeve Binchy's books. The cliché about a book being like a good friend, is so very right in her case. Of course, one is interested in finding out what happens to the characters, but there is no hurry. In the case of this book, it is much more preferable to sit down with a cup of tea and read quietly a couple of hours before going to bed.
"Heart and Soul" is a book to be devoured and there are many actors on the stage in Dublin. First there is Clara Casey, senior cardiac specialist at a new heart clinic at St. Brigid's Hospital, Clara's two daughters Adi and Linda, who in their twenties are having trouble settling down and finally her ex-husband Alan, who is asking Clara for a divorce in order to marry a much younger woman.
Coming to work at the clinic is also Ania, a young girl who has travelled from Poland in order to mend a broken heart. Young Doctor Declan Carroll was originally meant to spend a six-month posting but meats beautiful nurse Fiona. And then there is Father Bryan Flynn, whose life is turned upside down when his reputation is threatened.
Extra spice is added when we also meet old friends from both Scarlet Feather, Evening Class, Nights of Rain and Stars and Whitethorn Woods. Nora who is still always called Signora & Aidan, and Brenda at Quentins, where Declan takes Fiona out to dinner for the first time.
"Heart and Soul" is a book about ordinary people with ordinary lives. Joy and sorrow, struggle and hopes. And as always, the author shows us the importance of the small things in life - which often do not prove so small after all.
Maeve Binchy is a wonderful storyteller, who has once again written a book which grows on the reader and is slowly creeping into our heart and soul.
Enjoy!
"Heart and Soul" is a book to be devoured and there are many actors on the stage in Dublin. First there is Clara Casey, senior cardiac specialist at a new heart clinic at St. Brigid's Hospital, Clara's two daughters Adi and Linda, who in their twenties are having trouble settling down and finally her ex-husband Alan, who is asking Clara for a divorce in order to marry a much younger woman.
Coming to work at the clinic is also Ania, a young girl who has travelled from Poland in order to mend a broken heart. Young Doctor Declan Carroll was originally meant to spend a six-month posting but meats beautiful nurse Fiona. And then there is Father Bryan Flynn, whose life is turned upside down when his reputation is threatened.
Extra spice is added when we also meet old friends from both Scarlet Feather, Evening Class, Nights of Rain and Stars and Whitethorn Woods. Nora who is still always called Signora & Aidan, and Brenda at Quentins, where Declan takes Fiona out to dinner for the first time.
"Heart and Soul" is a book about ordinary people with ordinary lives. Joy and sorrow, struggle and hopes. And as always, the author shows us the importance of the small things in life - which often do not prove so small after all.
Maeve Binchy is a wonderful storyteller, who has once again written a book which grows on the reader and is slowly creeping into our heart and soul.
Enjoy!
26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I love Binchy's books and eagerly awaited this one. I wasn't disappointed - soon I was back in her world of quirky Irish characters. I didn't want this to end and felt the book stopped a little too soon. I loved the reference to characters from past books and the overlapping lives, making me remember the characters as friends I'd met long ago and were happy to be re-acquainted with. Binchy weaves a colourful, vivid tale that I most thoroughly enjoyed. If you like character driven novels, this one is for you!
70 of 72 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
When I picked this book up, I knew it would contain characters who would become important to me and situations I would think about. I was not disappointed. I found Clara Casey to be a thoroughly engaging central character and the focal point of a clinic was a good choice, with the dramas and lives of the staff and patients providing a great narrative.
However, the real joy was in picking up the threads of other characters from Scarlet Feather, Nights of Rain and Stars and also Whitethorn Woods.
I was hooked until the end and am now almost desperate to book a table at Quentins - Early Bird menu for me though! Thank you Maeve.
However, the real joy was in picking up the threads of other characters from Scarlet Feather, Nights of Rain and Stars and also Whitethorn Woods.
I was hooked until the end and am now almost desperate to book a table at Quentins - Early Bird menu for me though! Thank you Maeve.
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I didn't get attached to even one of the characters!
I'm a Maeve fan but this one seems a bit 'churned out', none of the characters convinced or touched me in any way.
Published 6 months ago by meggy48
Heart and Soul
Just Started Reading This. Wonderfully written as always. It is very difficult to put down. It appears to be a very good story
Published 9 months ago by Mr. F. Walton
Like, Dislike, Like, Dislike??...
This may be one of the hardest books I have ever reviewed. I loved it for the most part but hated it in other parts. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Steph
Review for the abridged audiobook
This audiobook was a bit like listening to several episodes of Emmerdale Farm, or some similar long-running soap. It kept my interest but never grabbed me. Read more
Published 11 months ago by DubaiReader
Heart and Soul
This the second Maeve Binchey book I have read.
There is a wealth characters and a very god story line . Read more
There is a wealth characters and a very god story line . Read more
Published 19 months ago by mr James Welsh
Feel good Factor
Each chapter is written as episodes in the lives of the characters and it all seems to link together into a relaxing if not a somewhat predictable read. Read more
Published 19 months ago by LindyLouMac
didn't live up to expectations
I normally enjoy reading Maeve Binchy's books and was looking forward to this one, but I found the central setting, a cardiac unit in a hospital, about as far away from the real... Read more
Published 19 months ago by shabbychic
Disappointing read
I have read many Maeve Binchy books, and I find them relaxing and engaging. I have read the books in which many of the characters in this book appeared and were familiar with them. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mad about Books
relaxed listening
Unabridged, unalloyed pleasant listening. Keeps ones attention to the last CD. Rare, these days. The characters come alive and are totally believable most of the time, and when... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Marianne Carey
A true Maeve Binchy book
As always a Maeve Binchy book that immediately draws you into it, making you feel as though you already know the characters and have met them before, infact many of the characters... Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2010 by K. tregunna
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