Maeve Binchy is one of Britain s most popular and bestselling authors,
and this collection of four stories from the BBC Radio 4 archive shows
her at her most insightful and imaginative. In The Garden Party, Helen
envies her neighbour Debbie Kennedy s garden and her life but discovers
that things are not always as they seem; while The Special Sale sees
lonely Yvonne arranging a special lunch for her friend Frank and his
children on the day after Christmas. The Sensible Celebration finds
Lorna about to throw a small party to celebrate the decade gone by: but
as she plans, she starts to think about her life, and her marriage.
Finally, in Dolly s Mother, the beauty, grace and efficiency of her
perfect parent have always made Dolly feel inferior until the day of her
sixteenth birthday. These four stories, never collected together in book
form and unique to audio, are read by acclaimed actors Niamh Cusack,
Dervla Kirwan, Doreen Hepburn and Stella McCusker.
1 CD. 57 mins.
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