Every summer the four Ryan children play in the ruins of Fernscourt, the once-grand house on the bank of the river. But when the estate is bought by Patrick O'Neill, the wealthy Irish American, his grand plans for its development threaten to shatter the peace. A new luxury hotel promises to breathe new life into the village, and yet it could also spell disaster for the Ryan family. And as old values and traditions begin to crumble away, no-one - not even Patrick - can predict what his big dreams will do to the heart of ...
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Every summer the four Ryan children play in the ruins of Fernscourt, the once-grand house on the bank of the river. But when the estate is bought by Patrick O'Neill, the wealthy Irish American, his grand plans for its development threaten to shatter the peace. A new luxury hotel promises to breathe new life into the village, and yet it could also spell disaster for the Ryan family. And as old values and traditions begin to crumble away, no-one - not even Patrick - can predict what his big dreams will do to the heart of their quiet village. _____________ 'Wonderfully warm and involving' KATIE FFORDE 'If any author can help you survive lockdown, it's Binchy' DAILY MAIL 'Firefly Summer is warm, humorous, sad and happy. Reading it is a joy' IRISH INDEPENDENT 'I find myself yearning for the rain-soaked watercolour writing of Maeve Binchy' JENNY COLGAN, GUARDIAN Best Comfort Reads 'Binchy's novels are never less than entertaining' SUNDAY TIMES 'What better books to raise the spirits than the gentle, insightful Irish tales of Maeve Binchy?' HELLO! Magazine _____________ Readers love Firefly Summer ... ***** 'Maeve Binchy never disappoints. I loved this book.' ***** 'Date I finished this book is impossible to say, as I've read it so many times.' ***** 'I loved this book! Such a great story!' ***** 'Firefly Summer keeps readers engaged with the quotidian but never dull lives of Irish village life.' ***** 'This is what good fiction does, gives you a story, draws you in, and won't let go and Binchy is at the height of her powers with this novel.'
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New. Kate and John Ryan have four children, of whom the eldest are Michael and Dara. Their small town is peaceful and friendly, an unchanging background for a golden childhood. In long, hot summers Michael and Dara and their friends fish and swim or play in the ivy-clad ruins of Fernscourt, when the great house burnt down during the Troubles. Num Pages: 928 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 49. Weight in Grams: 664. 2006. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Good. Kate and John Ryan have four children, of whom the eldest are Michael and Dara. Their small town is peaceful and friendly, an unchanging background for a golden childhood. In long, hot summers Michael and Dara and their friends fish and swim or play in the ivy-clad ruins of Fernscourt, when the great house burnt down during the Troubles. Num Pages: 928 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 49. Weight in Grams: 664. Good copy with some shelf wear. Nicks and tears to spine. 2006. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
Binchy's book about a quiet Irish town is so dense that it is hard to know where to begin talking about it. "Clocking in" at nearly 700 pages in the paperback edition, "Firefly Summer" leaves no character unexplored or plot device untested, and luckily this exhaustive attention to detail adds to the narrative rather than dragging it down.
The plot centers around Kate and John Ryan, owners of a small pub in Mountfern, Ireland. Their lives revolve around their four children as well as keeping their small business afloat, but when a rich Irish-American businessman buys up the ruins across the bridge with plans to open a new hotel, the Ryans know that of all the residents of Mountfern, they will be hit the hardest.
"Firefly Summer" takes a wide view of this small town and all its parts, painting its geography and inhabitants so thoroughly that by the end I felt I had been there.
While at times the length of the novel felt overwhelming, I enjoyed following the Ryan family through several years and all their attendant joys and sorrows.
