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The Copper Beech

A story set in contemporary Ireland of tantalizing secrets, and of the passion and betrayal that inhabit seemingly ordinary lives.

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  • "A story set in contemporary Ireland of tantalizing secrets, and of the passion and betrayal that inhabit seemingly ordinary lives."@en
  • "While unmarried Maddy dreams of the man she loved and lost, Eddie yearns for the father who abandoned him, in a novel that depicts the dreams and desires of the residents of Shancarrig."@en
  • "By the school house at Shancarrig stands a copper beech, its bark scarred with the names and dreams of the pupils who have grown up under its branches. This tree is the gateway to Maeve Binchy's portrait of a small Irish town whose untroubled surface conceals the passions, rivalries, friendships, ambitions, and jealousies beneath."
  • "By the school house at Shancarrig stands a copper beech, its bark scarred with the names and dreams of the pupils who have grown up under its branches. Under Junior Assistant Mistress Maddy Ross's careful gaze the children play, but out of school Maddy's gaze lingers where it shouldn't. Maura Brennan, a bundle of fun from the rough end of town, plays with her pals: leap year baby Eddie Barton, the apple of his mother's eye, and Nessa Ryan, who little realises as she carves his name at the roots of the copper beech on the very last day of school that she'll get a lot more from one of her schoolmates than her first shy kiss. The copper beech is the gateway to Maeve Binchy's marvellous portrait of a small Irish town whose untroubled surface conceals the passions, rivalries, friendships, ambitions and jealousies beneath."@en
  • "While unmarried Maddy dreams of the man she loved and lost, Eddie yearns for the father who abandoned him, in a work that depicts the dreams and desires of the residents of Shancarrig."@en
  • "Look."@en
  • "Carved on the trunk of the mighty copper beech that embraces the school yard in Shancarrig are declarations of love, hope, and identity - the youthful dreams of the children who played there. Now grown, yet shaped by their years in the schoolhouse, they lead different lives. The Copper Beech is about eight of these dreamers. From Ryan's Hotel to Barna Woods, where the gypsies came each year, from Nellie Dunne's sweet shop to Father Gunn's church, the tenor of life in."@en
  • "In the Irish town of Schancarrig, the young people carve their initials--and those of their loves-into the copper beech tree in front of the schoolhouse. But not even Father Gunn, the parish priest, who knows most of what goes on behind Shancarrig's closed doors, or Dr. Jims, the village doctor, who knows all the rest, realizes that not everything in the placid village is what it seems. From the Hardcover edition."@en
  • "Not everything in the Irish town of Shancarrig. The placid village has secrets known only to Dr. Jims, the village doctor."
  • "In Shancarrig the copper beech is a huge tree that shades the village schoolhouse. For generations, graduating students have carved their initials, hopes and dreams on the substantial trunk. Readers learn how some of these lives intersect."
  • "The eponymous copper beech is a huge tree that shades the tiny schoolhouse in the village of Shancarrig. For generations, graduating pupils have carved their initials on the massive trunk, and the book examines what has become of some of them. Though each of the 10 chapters offers the perspective of a single character, Binchy adroitly indicates the ways in which their lives intersect. Thus, the allegedly stolen jewels that are discovered and stolen again in one early chapter become significant in later chapters. Long after two adulterous characters sneak into a Dublin hotel, it emerges that they were spotted by a small soul from Shancarrig, who passes on the information--with unforeseen consequences. A priest's dalliance with the sweet young schoolteacher is shown to have been been suspected by others in the village. The result is a charming and compelling series of interlocking stories about ordinary people who are given dimension through Binchy's empathetic insight."@en
  • "In the first novel, the bond between two young women is tested and their core beliefs challenged when they leave together for the University of Dublin, and in the second story, the dreams and desires of the residents of the small town of Shancarrig are chronicled."@en
  • "Het leven van acht jonge mensen met als gezamenlijke herinnering hun kinderjaren op een klein Iers schooltje."
  • "In the Irish town of Schancarrig, the young carve their initials--and those of their loves-into the copper beech tree in front of the schoolhouse. But not even Father Gunn, the parish priest, who knows most of what goes on behind Shancarrig's closed doors, or Dr. Jims, the village doctor, who knows all the rest, realizes that not everything in the placid village is what it seems."
  • "In the Irish town of Schancarrig, the young carve their initials--and those of their loves-into the copper beech tree in front of the schoolhouse. But not even Father Gunn, the parish priest, who knows most of what goes on behind Shancarrig's closed doors, or Dr. Jims, the village doctor, who knows all the rest, realizes that not everything in the placid village is what it seems."@en
  • "Variety. Lives intertwine just as names crisscross on the trunk of the copper beech. At the cottages where the Dunnes live in poverty; the grand house of Leo Murphy; the Kellys', near the school; Dr. Jims's, on The Terrace - nothing is as it seems. With humor, warmth, and a ruthless eye for the ironies of self-delusion, Maeve Binchy uncovers the secrets hidden in each person's heart, showing us that extraordinary stories can be found anywhere, if only one knows where to."@en
  • "This small Irish village is outwardly placid and uneventful. Some, like Nessa Ryan, in search of passion, would say deadly dull. But behind the calm exterior, serenity fades into unexpected drama: Maddy Ross has a secret love; Eddie Barton, a surprising friendship; and the Darcys, the glamorous newcomers, find a curious partner in poor Maura Brennan. In Shancarrig, where the river runs around the great rock for which the town is named, human life flows in all its."@en
  • "Carved on the trunk of the mighty copper beech that embraces the school yard in Shancarrig are declarations of love, hope, and identity - the youthful dreams of the children who played there. Now grown, yet shaped by their years in the schoolhouse, they lead different lives. The Copper Beech is about eight of these dreamers. From Ryan's Hotel to Barna Woods, where the gypsies came each year, from Nellie Dunne's sweet shop to Father Gunn's church, the tenor of life in this small Irish village is outwardly placid and uneventful. Some, like Nessa Ryan, in search of passion, would say deadly dull. But behind the calm exterior, serenity fades into unexpected drama: Maddy Ross has a secret love; Eddie Barton, a surprising friendship; and the Darcys, the glamorous newcomers, find a curious partner in poor Maura Brennan. In Shancarrig, where the river runs around the great rock for which the town is named, human life flows in all its variety. Lives intertwine just as names crisscross on the trunk of the copper beech. At the cottages where the Dunnes live in poverty; the grand house of Leo Murphy; the Kellys', near the school; Dr. Jims's, on The Terrace - nothing is as it seems. With humor, warmth, and a ruthless eye for the ironies of self-delusion, Maeve Binchy uncovers the secrets hidden in each person's heart, showing us that extraordinary stories can be found anywhere, if only one knows where to look."@en
  • "By the school house at Shancarrig stands a copper beach, its bark scarred with the names and dreams of the pupils who have grown up under its branches. This tree is the gateway to Maeve Binchy's marvellous portrait of a small Irish town whose untroubled surface conceals the passions, rivalries, friendships, ambitions and jealousies beneath. This is the story of the youthful dreams of eight children, now adults leading different lives in the small Irish village."@en
  • "By the school house at Shancarrig stands a copper beech, its bark scarred with the names and dreams of the pupils who have grown up under its branches. This tree is the gateway to Maeve Binchy's portrait of a small Irish town."@en
  • "Shancarrig School stands in the shade of a glorious old copper beech whose colours tell the passing of the seasons and the years: a tree that has watched over many young lives ..."
  • "In Shancarrig the copper beech is a huge tree that shades the village schoolhouse. For generations, graduating students have carved their initials, hopes and dreams on the substantial trunk. Readers learn how some of these lives intersect."
  • "By the school house at Shancarrig stands a copper beech, its bark scarred with the names and dreams of the pupils who have grown up under its branches. Under Junior Assistant Mistress Maddy Ross's careful gaze the children play, but out of school Maddy's gaze lingers where it shouldn't."

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  • "Popular literature"@en
  • "Pastoral fiction"@en
  • "Pastoral fiction"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Large type books"
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  • "Onder de oude beuk : dyslexie vriendelijk"
  • "The Copper Beech"@en
  • "The Copper Beech"
  • "The cooper beech"
  • "Copper beech"
  • "Copper beech"@en
  • "The copper beech / Maeve Binchy"@en
  • "Syank'arigŭ saramdŭl = The copper beech"
  • "Copper Beech"@en
  • "The copper beech"@en
  • "The copper beech"
  • "The Copper Beach"@en
  • "The Copper beech"@en
  • "The Copper beech"
  • "The copperbeech"
  • "The copper beech (LP)"@en
  • "Pod crvenom bukvom"
  • "The copper beach"
  • "Rdeča bukev"@sl
  • "Cooper Beech"
  • "Onder de oude beuk"

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