Product Description

Filled with Maeve Binchy's trademark wit and true storytelling genius, THIS YEAR IT WILL BE DIFFERENT powerfully evokes the lives of wives, husbands, children, friends and lovers. There are step-families grappling with exes; long-married couples faced with in-law problems; a wandering husband choosing between the other woman and his wife; a child caught up in a grown-up tug-of-war... Warm, witty and with a deep understanding of what makes us tick, THIS YEAR IT WILL BE DIFFERENT superbly demonstrates why Maeve Binchy's stories have become world-beaters.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11215 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-04
• Released on: 2008-09-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

Kate Saunders, THE TIMES
'There's nobody like Binchy for warming the cockles, and this collection of Christmas stories warms them to white heat.'

Review
"a good introduction to the easy-going charms of Ireland's most practised storyteller" (INDEPENDENT )

"Filled with Maeve Binchy's trademark wit and true storytelling genius" (LIVING NORTH )

"Binchy is by turns witty and insightful, writing about ordinary people, in ordinary situations, as they face difficult, emotional times" (GOOD BOOK GUIDE )

About the Author
Maeve Binchy was born in Dublin and was the London Correspondent for the Irish Times. Her first novel was Light a Penny Candle, and she has now sold millions of copies of her books around the world. She lives in Dublin with her husband, Gordon Snell.

Customer Reviews

Waste of money
Maeve Binchy is relying on her previous great reputation to sell this book - and her last one. Gone are the interesting plots and what we have are simplistic stories with a very repetative theme some of which were written over twenty years ago. Don't waste your money on buying this book

Disappointed.
A few years ago I bought "The return journey and other stories" by Maeve Binchey. The stories featured in it had been published previously in America and Australia.
I wish I had noticed that the same stories were also the ones in "This year it will be different". Yes, there are a couple which weren't in "The return journey", but not many.
I am disappointed in the fact that nowhere in the book does it say that this is a reprint, nor is "The return journey and other stories" mentioned in her bibliography.

Waste of Money
Have been a huge fan of Maeve Binchy for many years and thoroughly enjoyed all her books.....except this one. It is filled with short stories that are schmaltzy with put-upon characters that, amazingly have all their problems solved because of Christmas. it is a complete waste of money and wouldnt recommend it. I am very disappointed and feel ripped off. Buy something else!