A Week in Winter is Mauve Binchey's last book. Sadly the author passed away almost a year ago. She wrote a number of novels including Circle of Friends which happens to be my favorite of her books. If you are not familiar with this book it a story of three friends all with different backgrounds who end up going to University together. If you haven't read it, you may want to give it a try. You might also consider watching the movie which I loved with Minnie Driver and Chris O'Donnell.
One of Binchey's strengths is her character development and this last book is no exception. The story takes place in Stoneybridge, Ireland a small town on the west coast. As with many small towns everyone knows everything about everyone. The character the story revolves around is Chicky Starr who has her own unique story.
She leaves Stoneybridge to come to America. Life doesn't turn out the way she had hoped so she returns with a fabricated life so the people in her small town accept her back. She opens a Bed and Breakfast and the stories of the people who stay at the B and B the first week become the novel.
To read a little more on Mauve Binchey I have attached a link to a New York Times article.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/01/books/maeve-binchy-writer-who-evoked-ireland-dies-at-72.html?_r=0
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