Silver Wedding: A Novel

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There was never any question that Deirdre and Desmond Doyle would celebrate a gala twenty-fifth anniversary. Naturally, their daughter Anna, would plan their grand affair. Of all three Doyle children, Anna knew exactly what their mother wishedeven as she lived her own secret life. Will Brendan, the rebellious son, even bother to return to London Will Helen, the hapless would-be nun, embarrass them all This is Deirdres day, a triumph for a woman obsessed with keeping up appearances, her silvery revenge after marrying down twenty-five years ago. Shes determined to show them all: the maid of honor, still unmarried, still gorgeous, now a successful London business womanthe best man, once Desmonds close friend, now his bosstheir reluctant priest, who harbors his own guilty secret.

As family and friends gather, a lifetime of lies takes its toll. But what begins as a family charade brings with it the transforming power of loveand truth.

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"A rousing good story.... Laughter and tears: it's what Binchy does best."San Francisco Chronicle

Author Bio

Maeve Binchywas born in County Dublin and educated at the Holy Child convent in Killiney and at University College, Dublin. After a spell as a teacher she joinedTheIrish Times.Her first novel,Light a Penny Candle,was published in 1982, and she went on to write more than 20 books, all of them bestsellers. Several have been adapted for film and television, most notablyCircle of FriendsandTara Road,which was an Oprahs Book Club selection. She was married to the writer and broadcaster Gordon Snell for 35 years, and died in 2012 at the age of 72.