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Book Review of Whitethorn Woods

Whitethorn Woods
Whitethorn Woods
Author: Maeve Binchy
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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When a new highway threatens to bypass the town of Rossmore and cut through Whitethorn Woods, it will also destroy St. Ann's Well, where people have been coming for generations to share their dreams and offer their prayers. Some believe the well to be a place of true spiritual power; others think it's a mere magnet for superstitions. Maeve Binchy populates Whitethorn Woods with passionately opinioted men and women drawn into a timely confict between the traditions of the past and the promises of the future.