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The Glass Lake (Paperback)

by Maeve Binchy (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 576 pages
  • Publisher: Orion; New edition edition (5 Jun 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1857978013
  • ISBN-13: 978-1857978018
  • Product Dimensions: 17.7 x 11.1 x 5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 492,149 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The Glass Lake is a sly, seductive and compulsively readable book, perfect for rainy afternoons and late nights in bed. In the tradition of her beloved novel Circle of Friends, Irish novelist Maeve Binchey offers a wonderful old-fashioned melodrama with a contemporary cast of compelling characters.

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Kit McMahon lives in the small Irish town of Lough Glass, where everyone knows everyone; children who walk to school together grow up and become sweethearts and marry, people gossip and grumble and dream their lives away. For it is a place where change comes slowly. Until one day, beautiful, mysterious Helen McMahon disappears, presumed drowned in the lake, and then the gossip runs wild. The consequences for Helen's husband, her son, but above all for her daughter, Kit, are unimaginable and will leave not one of their lives unchanged.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lough Glass, 29 April 2000
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I first thought The Glass Lake would be a book about middle aged women wagging their fingers at everyone, but the character of Kit McMahon really appealed to me. She's young, like me, and goes through so much that you can really relate to. You have got to read this book. Just don't tell my friends I did.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent beginning, good middle, mediocre end, 15 Aug 2001
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Undoubtedly a page turner, I read the first third of the book almost interrupted. However, I think on this occasion, the author had a good idea for the beginning of the novel, but wasn't quite sure which direction it should take or how to finish it, and I found the ending rather disappointing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I can not put this book down!!, 8 Jan 2004
I am in the middle of reading this book and i can not express how GOOD this book is, its been keeping me up til all hours of the night reading! I will come back and review it fully when i am done with the book but i have to say this book has me hooked!! I have read 2 others of Maeve Binchys books (Tara Road and Quentins) and loved them too, can't wait to read more of her books :)
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3.0 out of 5 stars About 200 pages too long
I have read most Maeve Binchy novels and devoured them but this was not one of my favourites. Although it started off well enough and had a good story in it, I thought that the... Read more
Published 4 months ago by crime reader

5.0 out of 5 stars the glass lake
I have to say this is the best book I have ever read this book sucks you in and the characters seem to come to life totally brilliant.
Published 12 months ago by Mrs. June Salmon

5.0 out of 5 stars night owl
I have read most of Maeve Binchy's books, but this is by far the best, how refreshing to read a book, where you cannot imagine what the end will be. I loved it. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Lissys Nan

5.0 out of 5 stars a gripping read
sleepy village life means life seems to be passing Helen McMahon by. Married with two children, it seems an idyl life. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Bj Lucas

5.0 out of 5 stars UNPUTDOWNABLE BOOK
Having read some of Maeve Binchy's books in the past - not by buying them but by being given - I picked up this book for a holiday read. Read more
Published on 2 Oct 2003 by Mrs M A Tilbury

4.0 out of 5 stars Kate Binchy the narrator was splendid
It's the 1950's, Kit McMahon is a young woman living in a small town beside a lake. She believes her mother has committed suicide and when a friend of her mother's in London... Read more
Published on 23 Aug 2002 by pennymwood2

3.0 out of 5 stars Typical Binchy book about family / village life
Typical Binchy book about a small town and a few of the families within the village. Some of the younger members escape to Dublin where they discover that not everything is as... Read more
Published on 24 Oct 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars An unforgettable read!
This was by far Maeve's most enjoyable book. I've read it twice already and even second time round I couldn't put it down. Read more
Published on 5 Jul 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars The most captivating story I've ever read !
There are no words that can one describe how perfect this book is ! I can't put it down ! It's like to become addicted with it ! Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Binchey Classic
Time and time again Binchey portraits a imagine of pure Irish life. Set in a small village in Ireland a family suffer a terrible loss or have they, this is a hairgripping novel... Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2000

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