Nights of Rain and Stars
by:
Maeve Binchy (author)
In a Greek taverna, high over the small village of Aghia Anna, four people meet for the first time: Fiona, an Irish nurse, Thomas, a Californian academic; Elsa, a German television presenter; and David a shy English boy. Along with Andreas, the old man who runs the taverna, they become close to...
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In a Greek taverna, high over the small village of Aghia Anna, four people meet for the first time: Fiona, an Irish nurse, Thomas, a Californian academic; Elsa, a German television presenter; and David a shy English boy. Along with Andreas, the old man who runs the taverna, they become close to each other after witnessing a tragedy when a pleasure steamer catches fire in the harbour. Nights of Rain and Stars is the story of one summer when Fiona, Thomas, Elsa and David all have to face the particular life crisis which first made them leave their homes and end up in Greece. With the help of Vonni, a middle-aged Irishwoman who lives in the village and is now a near-native, they each find a solution - although not necessarily the one they anticipated...
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Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9780142800904 (0142800902)
Publish date: September 16th 2004
Publisher: Penguin
Edition language: English
Category:
Travel,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Romance,
Irish Literature,
Drama,
Contemporary,
Ireland,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
Greece
Please note that I gave this book 2.5 stars but rounded it to 3 stars on Goodreads.WHY??????Seriously. I ended up buying this on vacation because I got a kick out of it taking place in Greece. And what would not go better than reading a Maeve Binchy book in Greece while I was in Greece?I should have...
Maeve Binchy set in Greece.It was eleven years ago that I first read this book and gave it two stars. Listening to it as an abridged audio book was a more enjoyable experience, partly because I only heard the best bits and partly due to the excellent narration by Kate Binchy, Maeve's cousin. Her acc...
Ugh. If I had to mention everything about this book that sucked, this would be a long ass review. Just a few things:1. It was one giant dialogue. Maybe 2% was spent on depicting the surroundings. While the story takes place in freakin' GREECE! 2. The characters were bland as hell. Or that would actu...