Scarlet Feather

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• Scarlet Feather By Maeve Binchy

  The luck of the Irish A good part of that luck is to have Maeve Binchy, who was our BookPage "cover girl" for March, writing novels about the Ireland she lives in. Her latest, Scarlet Feather, is charmingly read by Caroline Winterson in this audio pr ... (read full critics)

  bookpage published on Mon, 13 Sep 2010

• Scarlet Feather By Maeve Binchy

  aeve Binchy: finding the heroes among ordinary peopleWhen stuck in traffic, Maeve Binchy doesn't lose her temper, she takes notes. "I watch people. I'll wonder about this woman I bet she's out for her first date. And that man knows his son is on drug ... (read full critics)

  bookpage published on Sun, 12 Sep 2010

3 Reviews

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  This is actually a very good book. The characters are very real and believable, and some of them are quite likable. The story is pretty compelling. I really didn't want to put the book down for the last quarter or so - really wanted to see what happened to these people, but...

  it's not a ve ... (continue)

  This is actually a very good book. The characters are very real and believable, and some of them are quite likable. The story is pretty compelling. I really didn't want to put the book down for the last quarter or so - really wanted to see what happened to these people, but...

  it's not a very happy book. For the most-part, it seemed to be a lesson in Murphy's Law: whatever can go wrong, will. So while it was "good", I'm not sure it was "enjoyable". There were moments, but in general, I think I prefer books that make me laugh and smile more than they make me cry. This one definitely belongs in that latter catagory.

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  Bashful said on Jul 18, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  Scarlet Feather

  This is the story of a tumultuous year in the lives of Cathy Scarlet and Tom Feather as they try to start a catering business in Dublin. This is my third Binchy book. I enjoyed it but it didn't ignite my wanderlust like the other two did. However I did enjoy the characters enough to want to check ... (continue)

  This is the story of a tumultuous year in the lives of Cathy Scarlet and Tom Feather as they try to start a catering business in Dublin. This is my third Binchy book. I enjoyed it but it didn't ignite my wanderlust like the other two did. However I did enjoy the characters enough to want to check out Quentins and see who shows up there.

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  Readingrat said on Dec 5, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  Well nothing amazing really... nice, fast to read... Something optimistic, but I wasn't particularly moved by it...!

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  Katia Guido said on Sep 10, 2007 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 354 Pages
• Edition: Open Market Ed
• ISBN-10: 075284301X
• ISBN-13: 9780752843018
• Publisher: Orion mass market paperback
• Pub date: Jan 04, 2001
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Others and eBook

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