Chestnut Street
by Binchy, Maeve
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0385351852
- ISBN 13
- 9780385351850
- Seller
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Sewell, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Book and dust jacket are in fine condition. The image provided is the actual book I'm offering for sale. No markings or damage to any pages. No sunning. No clips. Structure of the book (covers, binding, spine, hinges) is tight and free of damage. Page block is nice and square. Uncut fore edge. Additional photos will be provided upon request in order to ensure the quality and integrity of your book purchase.
Synopsis
Maeve Binchy is the author of numerous best-selling books, including her most recent novels, A Week in Winter, Minding Frankie, Heart and Soul, and Whitethorn Woods, as well as Circle of Friends and Tara Road, which was an Oprah’s Book Club selection. Married to Gordon Snell, she lived in Dalkey, Ireland, until her death in July 2012.
Reviews
Chestnut Street is the final book by popular Irish author, Maeve Binchy. It is a collection of thirty-six short stories, all with some relation to Chestnut Street, Dublin (just around the corner from St Jarlath’s Crescent, another address well-known to Binchy fans). Most of the stories have not been published previously, but some have a rather unfinished feel, as if they are the first chapter of a longer story. This idea is reinforced by the inclusion of the first chapter of Star Sullivan (a first chapter which promises more than the rather mediocre final version that was published as a Quick Reads story) and the first 3 chapters of The Builders (a wonderful piece of Binchy gold published in the Open Door series). There is a forward by Binchy’s husband, Gordon Snell, outlining her intentions with this collection. While Binchy fans will enjoy most of the stories, a few are decidedly unsatisfying, meaning that this collection is a bit of a mixed bag: most of the stories are true Maeve Binchy diamonds; a few are just stones.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Dusty Bookcase (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0002024
- Title
- Chestnut Street
- Author
- Binchy, Maeve
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. Audience: General/trade.
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0385351852
- ISBN 13
- 9780385351850
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2014
- Keywords
- Contemporary; Domestic fiction; Families; Family; Feminine; Fiction; Humourous fiction; Literary; Romance; Short Stories (single author)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Family; Feminine;
- Size
- Octavo
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