Nights of Rain and Stars

Maeve Binchy

From Shelf: The novels

The superb novel of one summer, and four people whose lives are irrevocably changed.'The perfect summer read' Mail on Sunday

'They were still talking as the first stars came into the sky...' Four strangers meet at a taverna on a beautiful Greek island, with nothing in common except a need to escape. But over one magical summer they'll discover that sometimes, the people who understand you the best can be the ones who don't know you at all...Fiona left her nursing career in Ireland to be with the man everyone thinks is wrong for her. Elsa fled Germany and her high-powered television job once she learned what the man she loved was hiding from her. Thomas mourns his failed marriage and misses his young son in California, while David yearns to reconcile with his family in England without having to go into the family business. Chance has brought them together, and together they will find new ways of looking at the lives they left behind.___________Find out why millions of readers adore Maeve Binchy...'A story to lift your heart and bring you peace.' (Five stars)'Maeve Binchy in the sunshine of Greece - what more could one want?' (Five stars)'Happy and life-affirming' (Five stars)'The Greek island itself was so real, it made you want to pack a suitcase an rush off to live there.' (Five stars)'Set on a beautiful Greek island, and as you get caught up in the story you feel as if you have been there yourself.' (Five stars)'Romance, disappointments, opportunities taken, beautiful Greece all tied up in a holiday package.' (Five stars)___________SPECIAL EDITION FEATURING 'MEMORIES OF MAEVE' FROM: Minnie Driver - Marian Keyes - Cathy Kelly - Veronica Henry Jilly Cooper - Lorraine Kelly - Jenny Colgan - Katie Fforde - Ruby Wax Patricia Scanlan - Liz Nugent - Megan Nolan - Maeve's friends & colleagues Introduced by Maeve's husband, Gordon Snell. ___________'One of my all-time favourites' LORRAINE KELLY'An absolute joy. Maeve sweeps you away to an island paradise!' VERONICA HENRY'A brilliant storyteller' GRAHAM NORTON'A master storyteller' NEW YORK TIMES'Maeve Binchy was my hero' MARIAN KEYES'The Queen of Fiction' IRISH TIMES'A true star' JILLY COOPER'A remarkable writer' RUBY WAX'Wielded her pen with dizzying genius' CATHY KELLY