To preface, I love Maeve Binchy! She is exactly the type of writer that I wish I could be. She includes tidbits of several characters and somehow melds them all together to make a heart-warming feel-good novel (without being sappy). She also, usually, sets her books in Dublin so that her past novels blend into her current ones with past characters popping up here and there. Her most recent book, Heart and Soul, is no exception to her previous successes. This one is centered around a newly opened heart clinic. The main characters are Clara (a recent "divorcee" with two grown, immature daughters still living with her and a scoundrel ex who can't decide where he's going), Declan (the young, future general practitioner, still living with his parents and inexperienced in love), Fiona (the experienced and reeling-from-love nurse who has everything to offer anyone willing to treat her right) and Ania (the sweet, innocent Polish immigrant running from a "love" turned bad). There are many more characters who will keep you turning the pages and sad when it's over. Read it - or if you're new to Maeve Binchy start with one of her previous (Scarlett Feather, Quentin's etc.)
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