I find it hard to objectively review or even rate any of Maeve Binchy's books. Her cousin Dan Binchy is also a published writer, as is her nephew Chris Binchy. She passed away on 30 July 2012, at the age of 72. The main characters are people whom readers can empathise with.

Her books often deal with people who are young, fall in love, have families, and deal with relationship or family problems. Some of her later novels, such as Evening Class, take place in more modern times. Many of her books, such as Echoes, are set in the past in Ireland. When they were struggling financially, Light a Penny Candle was published, which made her an overnight success. Maeve married Gordon Snell, writer and editor of children's books. After these letters were published, Maeve left teaching and became a journalist. They were so impressed with these chatty letters from all over the world that they decided to send them to a newspaper. While she was away, she sent letters home to her parents. She liked going to different places, such as a Kibbutz in Israel, and she worked in a camp in the United States. She also loved traveling, and this was how she found her niche as a writer. She studied at University College Dublin and was a teacher for a while. Although she described herself as an overweight child, her parents' attitude gave her the confidence to accept herself for who she was. Her parents were very positive and provided her with a happy childhood. Afghanistan, Africa, American Samoa, Anguilla, Asia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Central America and Caribbean, Chad, Comoros, Cook Islands, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Djibouti, Ecuador, El Salvador, Europe, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Fiji, French Polynesia, Gambia, Guam, Guernsey, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Jersey, Kiribati, Libya, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mayotte, Micronesia, Middle East, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niue, North America, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Republic of Cuba, Reunion, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, San Marino, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South America, Southeast Asia, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Syria, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (U.S.Maeve Binchy was born on in Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland, the eldest child of four.

Light a penny candle by maeve binchy