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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I love any book by Maeve..wasn't disappointed with this one either! (  ) Ames3473 | Nov 28, 2009 |  This is the first Maeve Binchy novel I've read. I vacillated between wanting to read more and wishing the book would end - I believe the latter sentiment held more strong. Basically the novel was a series of short stories strung together by the idea that a road was to be built through the local town. Some townies wanted the road, others did not. Once one story would be told, the next tended to build on the last with characters and events, but periodically new characters were introduced. (  ) phoenixcomet | Oct 5, 2009 | A series of short stories in pairs from two points of view, centering on people visiting St. Anne's Well, where it is believed wishes will come true. Many good, kind people in the stories. Feel Good. (  ) audryh | Aug 17, 2009 | This isn't so much a novel as a series of very loosely connected short stories. The stories come in pairs, with the second one, told from another point of view, illuminating or expanding upon the first one. Though I haven't been too enthralled with Binchy's more recent works, in Whitethorn Woods, she's back at what she does so well - telling the stories of very ordinary people, their loves and tragedies and heartbreaks, in her poignant yet grounded, down-to-earth style. Her characters frequently have quietly unhappy lives, but they also frequently have lives filled with great, and often unexpected, friendships, families, and loves. Her skilled handling of this juxtaposition is what makes Binchy such a comforting read.The large number of characters can be confusing at times, and those who want an actual novel might be better served by going back to her earlier works. (  ) mangochris | Jun 10, 2009 | 4 5 (  ) slove12 | Mar 13, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
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Maeve Binchy once again brings us an enchanting book full of the wit, warmth, and wisdom that have made her one of the most beloved and widely read writers at work today.
When a new highway threatens to bypass the town of Rossmore and cut through Whitethorn Woods, everyone has a passionate opinion about whether the town will benefit or suffer. But young Father Flynn is most concerned with the fate of St. Ann’s Well, which is set at the edge of the woods and slated for destruction. People have been coming to St. Ann’s for generations to share their dreams and fears, and speak their prayers. Some believe it to be a place of true spiritual power, demanding protection; others think it’s a mere magnet for superstitions, easily sacrificed. Not knowing which faction to favor, Father Flynn listens to all those caught up in the conflict, and these are the voices we hear in the stories of Whitethorn Woods—men and women deciding between the traditions of the past and the promises of the future, ordinary people brought vividly to life by Binchy’s generosity and empathy, and in the vivacity and surprise of her storytelling.
Maeve Binchy is at the very top of her form in this irresistible tale.
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