Maeve Binchy

Maeve Binchy (born 1940, Dalkey, Ireland) is a popular Irish novelist and newspaper columnist. Many of her novels are set in Ireland, dealing with the tensions between urban and rural life, the contrasts between England and Ireland, and the dramatic changes in Ireland between World War II and the present day.

The novels include:

• Light a Penny Candle
• Echoes
• Firefly Summer
• Silver Wedding
• Circle of Friends
• The Lilac Bus
• The Copper Beech
• The Glass Lake
• Evening Class
• Tara Road
• Scarlet Feather
• Quentin's
• Nights of Rain and Stars (2004)

Binchy has also published several collections of short stories, including:

• Victoria Line, Central Line (London Transports)
• Dublin 4
• This Year It Will Be Different
• Return Journey
• Return Journey and other Stories

As well, Binchy has written a book of non-fiction, Aches and Pains, contributed to Finbar's Hotel and Ladies Night at Finbar's Hotel, and edited Irish Girls About Town (2002) with Cathy Kelly and Marian Keyes.

Binchy has announced that she will not be writing any more novels, but will be devoting her time to other activities.