Maeve Binchy: Collected Stories: Collected BBC Radio adaptations

by BBC Radio Comedy, Maeve Binchy Narrated by David Soul, Niamh Cusack, Full Cast

Overview

A collection of full-cast dramatisations and readings from the best-selling author.

Maeve Binchy was one of Britain's best-loved storytellers, and this compilation of her finest fiction, as heard on BBC Radio, demonstrates all the warmth, wit and compassion that made her so popular.

Firefly Summer is a moving, humorous novel about a sleepy Irish town facing monumental change, dramatised in six parts amp;mdash; with a full cast including David Soul and Lorcan Cranitch.

No Nightingales, No Snakes features full-cast dramatisations of five Maeve Binchy short stories amp;mdash; with a distinguished cast including Niamh Cusack, Sam Dale and Harry Towb.

The Garden Party contains four short stories specially commissioned for BBC Radio 4 amp;mdash; read by Niamh Cusack, Dervla Kirwan, Doreen Hepburn, and Stella McCusker.

The Homecoming comprises four more stories exclusively written for BBC Radio 4 amp;mdash; read by Sean Campion, Joanna Myers, Patricia Hodge, and Kate Binchy.

Dealing with families, friendship, love, loss, sorrow and joy, these stories will delight all Maeve Binchy fans.

A Random House UK audio production.

Editorial Reviews

Sara Quin

I absolutely loved this book. I cried my eyes out, so touched and amazed to read something that so closely echoed my own adolescence... The injustice and fear that homophobia unleashes on society's young people has twisted so many coming-out stories into ones of tragedy. I will cherish Forgive Me and its message of kindness and hope while cheering the trailblazers who came before me; in their simple acts of defiance and love, they have changed the world. - Sara Quin, of Tegan and Sara

Heather Lyn McDonald

Smartly set in a dangerous time, when the politicizing and normalizing of a virulent homophobia was gripping Oregon, a teen must find the audacity to simply be who she is. Stetz-Waters has drawn a genuine young heroine who reminds us, not without humor, that small acts of courage move the world forward. -Heather Lyn McDonald, director of the documentary film Ballot Measure 9

Ruth Tenzer Feldman

Take a deep breath. Step back twenty years to a virulent antigay political campaign, when being queer meant being branded a pariah and an abomination. Walk with Triinu, a shy and achingly honest girl who tries to navigate love and friendship, hold to her faith, and accept her draw to other young women. At the end of the road, you'll thank author Karelia Stetz-Waters for this bold and lucid story that is compelling, compassionate, and leavened with humor. Stetz-Waters dedicates her book to "queer kids everywhere," but you needn't be queer or a kid to appreciate Forgive Me If I've Told You This Before. - Ruth Tenzer Feldman, Oregon Book Award-winning author

School Library Journal

11/01/2014
Gr 10 Up—It's 1989, and the state of Oregon is attempting to pass legislation against gays, and Triinu Hoffman's high school principal makes no secret about how he feels on the issue. The teen knows she is a lesbian, understands that she might be up for a challenge. Classmate Pip Weston has bullied her for years, but she doesn't let that stop her from continuing to discover who she is. The principal does not make it easy for Triinu and neither do the girls she encounters in her quest for companionship. This is a true coming-of-age novel that is open and honest as relationships develop between Triinu and several love interests. High schools will not be able to keep this book on the shelves as it intertwines a variety of issues and challenges that teens endure. There are some sex scenes as the protagonist develops relationships with different young women and strong language that is organic to the situations in which they occur. Adult characters are real with strong opinions for and against the gay population; Triinu's parents are presented as a major part of her support system. A good discussion starter for mature teens.—Karen Alexander, Lake Fenton High School, Linden, MI

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169097535
Publisher:	Random House UK
Publication date:	01/05/2017
Edition description:	Unabridged

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