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 over twenty books, all of them bestsellers. Several have been adapted for cinema and television, most notably Circle of Friends and Tara Road. Maeve Binchy received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the British Book Awards in 1999 and the Irish PEN/A.T. Cross award in 2007. In 2010 she was presented with the Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bord Gais Irish Book Awards by the President of Ireland. She was married to the writer and broadcaster Gordon Snell for 35 years, and died in 2012. Visit her website at www.maevebinchy.com
She is the Queen of Fiction and one of the funniest and best-loved storytellers in the world ... once you read Maeve you are hooked for life - Irish TimesAn absolute delight from the most loved of storytellers. Maeve Binchy works her usual magic - My WeeklyA class act - Daily ExpressOver her long career as a novelist she tackled many serious issues with with the compassion, intelligence and wit ... Maybe that's why so many readers loved her so much. That and the fact that she always knew how to tell a very good story - Irish TimesHer storytelling ability is second to none - Sunday ExpressMaeve Binchy's work continues to inspire ... thought-provoking, warm and funny in equal measure - Woman
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