Heart and Soul - Maeve Binchy

...first novel as I read Heart and Soul. There is a prologue to the novel, which sets the scene of a Dublin hospital, St Brigid’s, where there is a disused warehouse set in the middle of a road system, and in a derelict area that is ripe for regeneration. The prologue introduces Frank Ennis, the hospital’s financial manager, who wants to sell off this ‘white elephant’ and plough the money back into the main hospital to upgrade the services already ...
...it is turned into a heart clinic for outpatients to recover from their heart attacks in a holistic manner. This is to include a body of professionals, including physiotherapists, dietitians, a junior doctor, and the head of department Clara Casey, heart consultant. There are various sub characters, who make up the rest of the staff, or the patients and their families. The way the novel is set out, is by way of focussing on different characters and ...

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Review of Heart and Soul - Maeve Binchy

...follow. ♥ Heart & Soul : The plot First, what you have to know is that "Heart & Soul" is a sequel to "Whitethorn Woods" (a novel I bought in paperback last Summer). In the prologue, some characters appear again such as Chester Kovac and Franck Ennis, who set up a heart clinic in Dublin. The beginning of the story focuses on Clara Casey, a dark-haired woman in her forties. She is concerned by her two daughters : Adi (21) and Linda (23). Adi ...
...her. ♥ Heart & Soul : My opinion Even if the reader's attention is drawn to a character in particular, the others aren't swept under the carpet! They still live in the background, if I may say. In fact, the book is presented as a novel but it has many points in common with a group of short stories. You don't need to have read Maeve Binchy's books to make sense. There are twelve chapters in the book and I'm sure you'll be bored before I come ...

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Review of Heart and Soul - Maeve Binchy

Review of Heart and Soul, a novel by Maeve Binchy I am reviewing the paperback version of the book, 544 pages, Published by Orion, ISBN 978-0752884646, cover price £7.99. ==About the Book== Maeve Binchy is a popular author of romantic novels, generally set in Ireland. I have read several of her novels and I find that there is something rather comforting and familiar about picking up a Binchy novel. It is almost like meeting up with an old friend ...
...very well drawn and although Heart And Soul can be read as a stand alone novel, I recognised several characters from other books and it was rather pleasant to feel that you now knew what had happened to so and so in the end! ==The Plot== As stated above, Heart and Soul does feature characters from previous Maeve Binchy novels, however, the story line of this book is not in anyway, dependant on having read a previous book. The novel is set in a Dublin ...

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