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Reading a Maeve Binchy novel is like settling in for a cozy visit with an old friend. In vintage Binchy style, a cast of colorfully eccentric characters living in a snug Dublin neighborhood seamlessly weave in and out of each others lives, united by family, faith, friendship, and community. When a young alcoholic learns he has fathered a child with a dying woman, he must step into the role of father, protector, and provider to his infant daughter, Frankie, in a matter of weeks. Determined to succeed, though totally unprepared for his new responsibilities, Noel gets an essential assist from his visiting American cousin. Exercising her tremendous gifts of organization and insight, Emily cobbles together a neighborhood support system, featuring a few familiar faces from previous Binchy books. As everybody begins to mind Frankie, a suspicious social worker pokes her nose in where it doesnt belong, attempting to dredge up any dirt she can on Noel and his slightly unorthodox network of babysitters. Readers will need a box of tissues handy as the good-hearted residents of St. Jarlaths Crescent prove that it does indeed take a village to raise a child. --Margaret Flanagan
Acclaim for Minding Frankie:
Joyful, quintessential Binchy. O, The Oprah Magazine
All across America, Maeve Binchy fans will be kicking off their shoes, making a nice cup of tea, and curling up on the couch as they re-enter Binchys cozy world. The Seattle Times
In Minding Frankie Binchy proves again why shes the master of the intelligent comfort novel. The Plain Dealer
One of Binchys best works. She harmoniously handles a diverse group of characters, the good deeds that characterize life in Ireland are believable, and the ending is sweet. Newark Star-Ledger
A comforting experience. . . . Warmhearted. The Denver Post
Binchys worldview is a large, benevolent one, and the reader is happier for it. . . . Bless her big Irish heart. Minneapolis Star Tribune
Maeve Binchy has done it again [with] yet another warm tale of individual growth and human community, [in which] she assembles a large cast of characters and deploys them with her characteristic playfulness . . . Binchy specializes in exploring human foibles without spelling them out in tiresome detail . . . Theres a good chance that many readers, like this one, will consider Minding Frankie one of Binchys best novels yet. BookPage
Solid, reliable, and comforting in its familiarity, delivering to Binchy fans what they have come to expect from her novels. . . . A reminder of the authors savvy ability to deliver what her loyal following has come to expect. The Irish Times
Absorbing. . . . Teems with colorful characters whose concerns and connections are depicted with heart and humor. . . . New readers of Binchy will succumb to the appeal of the heartwarming tradition longtime fans love to love. The Free-Lance Star (Fredericksburg, VA)
Acclaim for Maeve Binchy:
A remarkably gifted writer and a wonderful student of human nature. The New York Times Book Review
A modern-day womens writer in the Jane Austen sense. Standard-Times (New Bedford, MA)
Binchy makes you laugh, cry, and care. Her warmth and sympathy render the daily struggles of ordinary people heroic and turn storytelling into art. The San Francisco Chronicle
An author of exceptional grace [with] a wickedly subtle sense of humor and a great deal of kindness. The Boston Globe
Maeve Binchy is a benevolent god of a novelist. . . . She can channel Irish voices with the best of them, and each of these voices has its own twisting story to tell. . . . often with verve and humor. The Columbus Dispatch
Binchy is a grand storyteller in the finest Irish tradition. [She] has a true gift of creating characters we either know or wish we knew. . . . A perfect escape. Cleveland Plain Dealer
Only a curmudgeon could resist this master of cheerful, read-by-fire comfort. Kirkus Reviews
Reading one of Maeve Binchys novels is like coming home. The Washington Post
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SUMMARY: Maeve Binchy is back with a tale of joy, heartbreak and hope in a close-knit Dublin community. When Noel learns that his former flame is terminally ill and pregnant with a child she claims is his, he agrees to take care of the baby girl once she's born. But as a recovering alcoholic w
Maeve Binchy is back with a tale of joy, heartbreak and hope in a close-knit Dublin community. When Noel learns that his former flame is terminally ill and pregnant with a child she claims is his, he agrees to take care of the baby girl once she's born. But as a recovering alcoholic whose demon
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