MAEVE'S TIMES: IN HER OWN WORDS * New book by MAEVE BINCHY * $13.48

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Buy it now! Maeve's Times: In Her Own Words , the new collection of selected writings from The Irish Times by Maeve Binchy . Kirkus Reviews says: " Newspaper pieces by a prolific novelist and playwright. Binchy ( Chestnut Street , 2014, etc.) began her writing career as a journalist for the Irish Times , starting out as women's editor, from 1968 to 1973, and continuing as columnist, feature writer and reporter based in the newspaper's London office; in 1988, she resigned a full-time position but contributed regularly until her death in 2012. This selection of her work represents Binchy's eclectic interests, infectious sense of humor and wry take on social change. In early pieces, she reflected on her experiences as a waitress and choosing underwear in Australia. She didn't much like her body (she was always overweight) and compared herself to those more slender and well dressed. In 1976, she tried a week of self-improvement, following suggestions in a women's magazine, but failed to transform herself into one of the 'new brand of unreal woman.' Nevertheless, she was a successful writer, and she also gleefully reported on the doings of the royals. In 1973, she was at Westminster Abbey ('lit up like an operating theatre') for the wedding of Princess Anne to Mark Phillips, where Grace Kelly was among the guests, 'staring into space, read more

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