This Year It Will Be Different | 
 enlarge | Author: Maeve Binchy
Publisher: Dell
Category: Book
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Rating:  21 reviews
Media: Paperback
Pages: 272
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0440223571
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780440223573
Publication Date: October 6, 1997
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Condition: ACCEPTABLE with noted wear to cover and pages. Binding intact. May contain highlighting, inscriptions or notations. We offer a no hassle guarantee on all our items. Orders are generally shipped no later than next business day. We offer a no hassle gu
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Circle of Friends, The Glass Lake, and Evening Class comes a stunning collection of fifteen Christmas stories filled with Maeve Binchy's trademark wit, charm, and sheer storytelling genius. In "A Typical Irish Christmas," a grieving widower heads for a holiday in Ireland and finds an unexpected destination not just for himself, but for a father and daughter in crisis. . . . In "Pulling Together," a teacher not yet out of her twenties sees her affair with a married man at a turning point as Christmas Eve approaches. . . . And in the title story, "This Year It Will Be Different," a woman with a complacent husband and grown children enters a season that will forever alter her life, and theirs. . .
These stories, and a dozen more, powerfully evoke many lives--from step-families grappling with exes to children caught in grown-up tugs-of-war--during the one holiday when feelings cannot be easily hidden. The time of year may be magical, imbued with meaning. But the situations are timeless. And Maeve Binchy makes us care about them all.
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 There's no such thing as a bad Binchy story - these just weren't my favorites. November 18, 2008
Gypsy Lady (Butler, PA USA)
I LOVE reading Maeve Binchy usually, but these short stories weren't my favorites. They all seemed of a theme (married lovers; unhappy families) and were slightly depressing. You can zip through all of them in an hour or so.
 Definitely Not Uplifting ... November 30, 2007
Busy Mom (Ohio)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Let me set something straight here ~~ I love Maeve's books. I have read them all and there are several that I re-read over the years simply because they're honest and uplifting. So it was with great anticipation that I sat down with this book ~~ I was expecting something to set my mind on the proper Christmas mood and boy, was I disappointed.
This book is not uplifting at all. In fact, the tone I detected throughout the entire collection of short stories is bitterness. Not bittersweet, just bitterness. Like Maeve has a grudge against Christmas. Maybe she does have a grudge ~~ but anyhow, this entire short story collection is not for the reader who is looking for something to cheer her up before the craziness of the holiday descends. In fact, if you're bitter about the holidays, then this book is perfect for you.
The short stories don't even feel complete nor full ~~ she has written better short stories than this collection so it is very disappointing that I put the book down and say, where's my Maeve?! This one is about women having affairs with married men, parents grown distant from their adult children, women who miss their spouses and lost dreams, and so on. There was nothing, I mean, nothing redeemable about any of these stories.
If you're a die-hard Binchy fan, you might like this collection. But save your money and buy her other books. This one is definitely not going into my personal library.
11-30-07
 Pleasant Summer Read July 28, 2007
Skip Gladue (Smithville, NJ United States)
What could be better in the heat and humidity of summer than to read a refreshing book of Christmas tales? Each story was just enough to stand on its own, while entertaining. Surely it made one think that the holidays are less than six months away. Better get started on lists.
 this Year it will be Different March 12, 2007
Peggy L. Mcintyre (St;. Louis, MO)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Maive Binchy is a truly outstanding author. Great read. Received in great conditon.
This Year It Will Be Different November 2, 2006
Kelly (maryland)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book of short stories was okay. The stories were short (thankfully) but not that memorable . Nothing that touched at the heartstrings. It is not one I will pass on.
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