The Copper Beech
Author(s): Maeve Binchy
By the school house at Shancarrig stands a copper beech, its bark scarred with the names and dreams of the pupils who have grown up under its branches. Under Junior Assistant Mistress Maddy Ross's careful gaze the children play, but out of school Maddy's gaze lingers where it shouldn't. Maura Brennan, a bundle of fun from the rough end of town, plays with her pals: leap year baby Eddie Barton, the apple of his mother's eye, and Nessa Ryan, who little realises as she carves his name at the roots of the copper beech on the very last day of school that she'll get a lot more from one of her schoolmates than her first shy kiss. The copper beech is the gateway to Maeve Binchy's marvellous portrait of a small Irish town whose untroubled surface conceals the passions, rivalries, friendships, ambitions and jealousies beneath.
Product Information
A Special Edition of a much-loved novel from the award-winning No. 1 bestselling author.
Maeve Binchy was born in Dublin and was the London Correspondent for the IRISH TIMES. Her first novel was LIGHT A PENNY CANDLE, and she has now sold millions of copies of her books around the world. She lives in Dublin with her husband, Gordon Snell.
General Fields
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- : Orion Publishing Co
- : Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
- : 19 February 2012
- : 197mm X 128mm X 25mm
- : 24 April 2012
- : books
Special Fields
- : Maeve Binchy
- : Paperback
- : 432
