Product Description

Molly Sullivan said that the new baby was a little star. She was no trouble at all and she was always smiling... so she became known as Star and no one remembered that her name was Oona. Star Sullivan just wanted everyone to be happy - her father to stop gambling, her mother not to work so hard, her brother to stay out of trouble, her sister to stop worrying about every little thing she ate. Then the Hale family moved in next door, and from the moment Star saw 23-year-old Laddy Hale, everything began to change - until Star was no longer the sweet, thoughtful girl everyone loved and no one worried about...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #109584 in Books
• Published on: 2006-03-02
• Released on: 2006-03-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Review
Star Sullivan is being promoted by Colman Getty as part of the World Book Day 'Quick Reads' campaign. 'My Favourite Teacher' in TES ran on 17 February. Maeve wil be featured in the column 'I didn't Get Where I am today' in the TIMES MAGAZINE on 4 March. Maeve also wrote a comment piece for HELLO on Quick reads and literacy which appeared in 28 Feb issue.

Review
'Maeve Binchy has created some great characters....it's a gripping story that's worth every penny.' (YOURS SPECIAL )

'compelling listening' (Kati Nicholl DAILY EXPRESS )

'anyone with a teenage daughter who's struggling with reading wouldn't go far wrong buying both the audiobook and the book (2.99) to read along with.' (Kati Nicholl DAILY EXPRESS )

'PICK OF THE MONTH As always with Maeve's stories, the characters are utterly believeable, no matter how fantastic the context may sometimes appear to be. Read with typical sensitivity by Olivia Caffrey, this will while away the dullest car journey!' (Simon Evans CHOICE )

'delightful' (Vidar Hjardeng THE BOOK MAGAZINE )

About the Author
Maeve Binchy was born in Dublin and worked first as a teacher and then for the Irish Times, for which she wrote feature articles and columns. Her first novel, LIGHT A PENNY CANDLE, made her famous in the UK and USA and since then she has written many bestsellers, including CIRCLE OF FRIENDS which was made into a film. She lives in Dublin with her husband, Gordon Snell.

Customer Reviews

Encourage reading
A pleasant enough little story about The Sullivan family and in particular the youngest daughter. This was published especially for World Book Day and as such I think intended more for those amongst us that do not normally enjoy reading. How can that be not us you say! However we all know someone we would like to encourage to read, try this then!
This little book only 106 pages took me one afternoon session to read. It is one of the 'Quick Reads' publications.
The story is also a good introduction to the work of Maeve Binchy, though due to its length much shallower than her novels. I hope 'Quick Reads' will also work as an introduction to authors people may otherwise not try. Maybe also get people keen on reading!

Not up to Maeve's usual standard
This was a disappointing read. I liked Nights of Rain & Stars, but this was just too shallow. I guess it may be hard to achieve the usual Maeve Binchy standard in such a short book, but everyone I lent the book too felt the same way.