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'THE GLASS LAKE is Maeve Binchy at her spellbinding best - you'll never want it to end' Woman's Journal
'Maeve Binchy really knows what makes women tick. She crystallises their hopes, dreams and passions in her novels and now she has done it again in THE GLASS LAKE ... a…
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Maeve Binchy is the author I most often turn to for solace in dark times. She is a natural storyteller with a rare generosity of spirit.
The Glass Lake, which I didn’t read until this year although it came out in 1994, is one of my favorites: it’s part mystery, part romantic drama, and partly a story about mothers, daughters, and the toll secrets take: there’s suspense and intrigue and shocking twists and sharp social critique, as well as laugh-out-loud humor and gentle acceptance of human nature in all its flawed glory.
It’s long but extremely well-paced and filled with…
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