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This Year It Will Be Different
This Year It Will Be Different
Author: Maeve Binchy
From the New York Times bestselling author of Circle of Friends, The Glass Lake, and Evening Class comes a stunning collection of fifteen Christmas stories filled with Maeve Binchy's trademark wit, charm, and sheer storytelling genius.  In "A Typical Irish Christmas," a grieving widower heads for a holiday in Irela...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780440223573
ISBN-10: 0440223571
Publication Date: 10/6/1997
Pages: 272
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 116 ratings
Publisher: Dell
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Bonnie avatar reviewed This Year It Will Be Different on + 422 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This is a very different Christmas book, and enjoyable. But don't expect sweet and sappy and lovey. Short stories, all, so can be read in quick bursts. The irony, the dark side, of the stories give a special twist to the holiday theme.
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As only Maeve Binchy can do, these stories evoke the magic and spirit of Christmas in ways that ordinary folks can relate to. No glossing over of relationship troubles, Binchy offers a nourishing view of the holidays that leads to change, growth and new beginnings. A good read.
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I LOVED this book. :) It is a collection of short stories based around Christmas...how different people celebrate the holiday...things that happen to them. Special to read around the holiday, but great anytime.
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It is a collection of short stories about people around Christmas season. It was as expected coming from Maeve Binchy's wonderful story telling ability. I enjoyed every story and was rather reluctant to finish when the last story ended. I savored the every story of relationships which happens around Christmas. Sadly since she passed away a few years ago, we can expect no more new stories.
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It's Maeve, what can I say? Perfect book for a rainy evening...
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girlofthehollow avatar reviewed This Year It Will Be Different on + 23 more book reviews
I love Christmas themed books and I especially loved this one because it's fifteen relatively short stories. It was a pleasure picking up this book when I found a slice of time, and reading just one story. I'm gathering everything I can find of this beloved author.
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Fast and easy reading, short stories and something to think about. It was enjoyable.
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