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  • Published: 6 April 2009
  • ISBN: 9781408401927
  • Imprint: BBC DL
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 1 hr 0 min
  • Narrators: Sean Campion, Joanna Myers, Patricia Hodge, Kate Binchy

The Homecoming & Other Stories



Four Maeve Binchy short stories, exclusively written for BBC Radio 4.

Maeve Binchy is one of Britain’s most popular storytellers, and these four tales demonstrate the warmth and compassion that have made her many novels bestsellers. In 'Homecoming', read by Sean Campion, the Brennans run Quentin’s restaurant in Dublin for the owner, who lives abroad. But what will happen when he suddenly pays a visit? 'Telling Stories', read by Joanna Myers, sees Irene’s fiancé turning up the night before the wedding with a face as white as the dress that is to be worn the next day. Then trouble starts... In 'Needy', read by Patricia Hodge, Heather is painfully aware that Valentine’s Day declarations of love should be viewed with suspicion, even if the sender is the one she loves. And in 'The Interview', read by Kate Binchy, Bessie is deaf and needs a place in a special school. But will she pass the interview? Finely crafted and full of wit and charm, these are stories that no fan of Maeve Binchy will want to be without.

  • Published: 6 April 2009
  • ISBN: 9781408401927
  • Imprint: BBC DL
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 1 hr 0 min
  • Narrators: Sean Campion, Joanna Myers, Patricia Hodge, Kate Binchy

About the author

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 on to write more than 20 books, all of them bestsellers. Several have been adapted for film and television, most notably Circle of Friends and Tara Road, which was an Oprah’s Book Club selection. She was married to the writer and broadcaster Gordon Snell for 35 years, and died in 2012 at the age of 72.

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