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 enlarge | Author: Maeve Binchy
Publisher: Dell
Category: Book
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Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 23723
Media: Paperback
Pages: 272
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Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0440223571
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780440223573
ASIN: 0440223571
Publication Date: October 6, 1997
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 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.
A mix of nice and not-so-nice December 12, 2005
mariana81 (Metro Detroit)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book had some stories in it that were a tad uplifting, but there were too many other stories with cheating husbands. That was a bummer; I was hoping the whole book would be full of feel-good Christmas tales, not feel-depressed. Anyway, my favorite was the first story, "The First Step of Christmas." I just prefer the happy endings!
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