Summer of fireflies
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Summer of fireflies
19.99 €
Irish writer and journalist Maeve Binchy (1940–2012) achieved international fame with the publication of her first novel, Light a Candle. Binchy's books have been translated into dozens of languages, with a combined circulation of over 40 million copies. The bestselling Summer of the Fireflies is her third novel, which faithfully depicts how a new era sweeps through patriarchal Ireland like a hurricane.
The 1960s. A widowed Irish-American moves with his children "to the land of his ancestors" to build a luxury hotel on the grounds of an abandoned estate. Local residents welcome the changes with enthusiasm, as this bold project opens up new opportunities. Even the owners of the pub located across from the future hotel are delighted, despite the risk of losing customers. But contrary to rosy expectations, the consequences of the construction prove devastating, dividing the life of the once sleepy town into a before and after...
When the book became a bestseller, the author and her husband were able to purchase a house in the Dublin suburb of Dalkey and named it "Firefly Cottage." In 2008, BBC Radio 4 aired a three-hour, six-part dramatization of the novel.
The 1960s. A widowed Irish-American moves with his children "to the land of his ancestors" to build a luxury hotel on the grounds of an abandoned estate. Local residents welcome the changes with enthusiasm, as this bold project opens up new opportunities. Even the owners of the pub located across from the future hotel are delighted, despite the risk of losing customers. But contrary to rosy expectations, the consequences of the construction prove devastating, dividing the life of the once sleepy town into a before and after...
When the book became a bestseller, the author and her husband were able to purchase a house in the Dublin suburb of Dalkey and named it "Firefly Cottage." In 2008, BBC Radio 4 aired a three-hour, six-part dramatization of the novel.
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