DOCSLIB.ORG

Special Event to Benefit Children

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Special Event to Benefit Children Friends of DeLand Area Library Area Friends of DeLand BOOK SALE DATES Thursday afternoon, Fridays and Saturdays DeLand Public Area Library Telepone386 June 12-13-14 DeLand, Florida 32724 July 10-11-12 130 Howry E. Ave. August 7-8-9 After setup Thursday, in the library audi- - torium, the Friends Book Sale opens from 822 Volume 26 - No. 1 DeLand Area Public Library, DeLand, Florida August 2010 3-7:15, again on Friday 9:30-4:45 and 9:30 - -3:30 Saturday. Monthly Book Sale items 6430 include selections of donated or dis- Volume 30 - No. 3 DeLand Area Regional Library May, 2014 carded hardcover and soft cover books, paper backs, magazines, videos, cas- settes and DVDs. Sale books are fiction, SPECIAL EVENT TO BENEFIT CHILDREN nonfiction, recipe books, history, large print, religion, travel, self help, children’s Friends of the Library is sponsoring a delicious eating event to benefit the Sum- books and much more. All are at great bargain prices with a ‘fill a bag’ special mer Reading Program for Children. Those who eat at the DeLand restaurants Saturday afternoon. The Friends continue listed below during the scheduled times, will be donating to the program as each to maintain the Book Nook in the library restaurant will share 10% of the proceeds for this purpose. Be sure to pick up a lobby as well. Most of the proceeds from the Book Store and monthly book sales flyer at the library to attach to your meal receipt for this donation to the Friends. go fund the many ongoing variety of inter- The goal is $500.00 for this program and to include as many children as can be esting and fun library programs for chil- reached to attend the reading program for fun and literacy. dren and adults. The Friends also buy The DeLand Restaurants participating with dates and times are as follows: CD’s, DVDs, audio visual aids and books as well as help with purchases of new SONNY’S ~ May 7 from 5-9 p.m. computers and other library needs not CHILIS ~ May 22 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. covered in the library budget otherwise. Your donations of books, magazines, puz- BRIAN’S BAR-B-QUE ~ June 7 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. zles, audio visuals, books on tape, DVDs and music on CDs are always welcome. CELEBRATE NATIONAL CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK With these donations and the sale of the same, you are also helping the library. During the week of May 12 through May 18, visit the Friends new Book Store Any donations may be brought to the to purchase books for your children, grandchildren or a friend. All children’s Friends Book Store which is open Monday books are priced at .25-.50 cents. Reading to very young toddlers helps most through Saturday from 9:30-4:30. youngsters develop proper speech and pronounciation of words as well as better Make your local library one of your most often visited places in DeLand. Watch for concentration powers. Listening to those children, who are already learning and news of regularly scheduled and upcom- beginning to read, promotes good reading habits later on as well as aids with in- ing events of interest to all ages. terest and focus when they are in the classroom. A child who reads, and is read too, will certainly grow to be an adult who thinks. Visit our Friends website online, or with your Smart Phone, www.dfotl.org, for more information about DeLand FOL. From the pen SPECIAL PROGRAMS those of you who have given so generously The theme this summer for teens is ’Spark . Books and Authors of our President with donations. We literally could not exist a Reaction’ and for children is ’’Fizz, Boom, without you! So it is with much apprecia- Read. Tues., June 11, is the FLYP Kick-off Maeve Binchy was born in Dublin, Ireland tion that we say “Have a great summer and event for Teens and Children. where she was raised and educated. She be sure it includes many visits to our new There are many ongoing programs for married Gordon Snell and lived in Dalkey, Ireland until her death in July 2012, at the Summer is fast approaching and with book store and the library.” teens and children. Movies, to be an- it come opportunities for reading. The new nounced, for teens, will be held June 20, age of 72. She was the author of many best selling books, including: Evening Friends of the Library Book Store at the library Happy reading, July 11 and July 25. Movies for children will be June 27, July 18 and August 1. Class, This Year It Will Be Different, The provides a chance to obtain children’s materi- Children’s craft is June 19, June 26, July Glass Lake, The Copper Beach, The Lilac als, books, magazines and audio visual materi- Bus, The Return Journey, Circle of Friends, als, all in excellent condition, that do not have Louise Caccamise 10, July 17, July 24 and July 31. Teens Amazing Race QR Code Scavenger Silver Wedding, Firefly Summer, Echoes, to be returned. We hope you are taking advan- Light a Penny Candle, London Transports, Hunt is June 15. June 23 the Orlando Sci- tage of this ever changing collection, all at bar- Tara Road, Minding Frankie, Heart and The Friends President, Louise Caccamise, is ence Center presents Crime Scene Investi- gain prices. gation. Book Group for teens is June 30. Soul, Whitethorn Woods and A Week in also a published author writing about local Winter, her last book. She wrote for maga- history. Her most recent book is titled July 7 is Brain Challenge. Teen Bleach Pen With people vacationing during the summer, Design Shirts is July 14. Super Smash zines such as Modern Maturity, Good Memory Lane: A History of Street Names of we are looking for substitute volunteers to Brothers Brawl Tournament is July 21, end- Housekeeping, Gourmet and O, The Oprah work in our store. If you have time available, DeLand, Florida. She has authored several ing on July 28 with Teen Book Club and Magazine. Maeve contributed to The Irish we would welcome an opportunity to talk with very interesting books including Echoes of Teen Steampunk Super Hero Party. Times and wrote several volumes of short stories, plays and a teleplay that won three you about this possibility. You would meet Yesterday: A History of the DeLand Area Specials for children this summer will fea- Public Library, 1912-1995; A History of the ture, ‘Jiggleman’, June 18. June 25 will awards at the Prague Film Festival. many interesting people and provide a service to the library. Garden Club of DeLand, Florida, Inc., 1927 have Wild Life Tree. July 9 program is Wild -1997 and Minutes and Memorials of the About Birds. July 16 is Big Idea Balloons. Children’s Book Week is May 11-17th. On May 16th, at 4:00 p.m., children There will be many enriching and entertaining Old Settlers of DeLand, Florida, 1882- July 23 is Children’s Mad Science ending on July 30 with Children’s Bubble Party. may bring in a book and swap it for a programs this summer at the library which will 1926, transcribed from handwritten origi- nals. Louise is a retired librarian. She has For further information and times or to register different title that someone else wants be publicized in the newsletter, on the website, for these, please call the DeLand Library, to exchange. in local newspapers and at the library. The been active in the West Volusia Historical 386-822-6430. children’s programs are always special occa- Society for many years and was selected sions that are anticipated by all. Historian of the Year in 2002. We want to thank all the volunteers who work Friends Membership Application DeLand Library Book Discussion at our store and the monthly book sales, and Groups meet in the conference room Name:__________________________________________ Telephone:__________________ Date:___________ the second Wednesday and Thursday Address:____________________________________________________________________________________ after the second Wednesday each AMONG FRIENDS month. ___Friend…..$5.00 ____Good Friend….$10.00 ____Great Friend….$25.00 Editor: Diane Hill Looking ahead to June 11 and 12 is The Victoria Vanishes: A Peculiar Crimes ____Genuine Friend….$50.00 ____Special Friend….$100.00 ____Grand Friend….$Other FRIENDS OFFICERS Unit Mystery, by Christopher Fowler. President: Louise Caccamise I wish to donate my time volunteering. Please contact me about opportunities available. For June 9 and 10, is The Shoemaker’s Secretary: Tanna Gartside Wife: A Novel, by Adriana Trigiani. My E-mail Address is: ———————————————————— Treasurer: Peggy Gamble Please return this form with check to Friends of the DeLand Library; 130 E Howry Ave, DeLand, FL 32724 Asst. Treasurer: Tim Shea Regional Librarian: Kathleen Mann .
Load more

Recommended publications
  • A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy ______
    A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy __________________________________________________________________________________________ About the author: Maeve Binchy was born in Dublin, and went to school at the Holy Child Convent in Killiney. She took a history degree at UCD and taught in various girls' schools, writing travel articles in the long summer holidays. In 1969 she joined the Irish Times and for many years she was based in London writing humorous columns from all over the world. She was the author of five collections of short stories as well as twelve novels including Circle of Friends, The Copper Beech, Tara Road, Evening Class and The Glass Lake. Maeve Binchy died in July 2012 and is survived by her husband, the writer Gordon Snell. Source: Penguin Random House (http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com) About this book: Stoneybridge is a small town on the west coast of Ireland where all the families know one another. When Chicky Starr decides to take an old, decaying mansion set high on the cliffs overlooking the windswept Atlantic Ocean and turn it into a restful place for a holiday by the sea, everyone thinks she is crazy. Helped by Rigger (a bad boy turned good who is handy around the house) and Orla, her niece (a whiz at business), Chicky is finally ready to welcome the first guests to Stone House’s big warm kitchen, log fires, and understated elegant bedrooms. John, the American movie star, thinks he has arrived incognito; Winnie and Lillian are forced into taking a holiday together; Nicola and Henry, husband and wife, have been shaken by seeing too much death practicing medicine; Anders hates his father’s business, but has a real talent for music; Miss Nell Howe, a retired April 2016 schoolteacher, criticizes everything and leaves a day early, much to everyone’s relief; the Walls are disappointed to have won this second-prize holiday in a contest where first prize was Paris; and Freda, the librarian, is afraid of her own psychic visions.
    [Show full text]
  • Maeve Binchy
    MAEVE BINCHY “If storytelling is an art, then Maeve Binchy is unquestionably one of today's master artists. After all, Binchy was born, educated, and lives in Ireland, a land well known for its great storytellers. Firmly grounded in the Irish storytelling tradition, Binchy has earned a sizeable following of enthusiastic fans for her novels and collections of short stories.” Select one of her novels for the summer holiday and… enjoy ! Her latest book - MINDING FRANKIE (2010) „Minding Frankie is a story about unconventional families, relationships which aren‟t quite what they seem, and the child at the heart of everyone's lives.‟ HEART AND SOUL (2008) „Meet Clara Casey, a senior cardiac specialist, and her two daughters – Adi & Linda. Discover Declan who is looking forward to joining the clinic and Father Brian Flynn, whose life is turned upside down when his reputation is threatened. Enjoy the beautiful, cheerful nurse Fiona, who can't leave her troubled past behind…‟ WHITETHORN WOODS (2006) „Everything is changing in Rossmore. No longer a sleepy Irish town, where young people leave to travel the world ; nowadays it's a prosperous place, so busy that a new bypass has been proposed. The people of Rossmore are divided, particularly since the road will go right through the Whitethorn Woods and the well dedicated to St Ann…‟ NIGHTS OF RAIN AND STARS (2004) „Four strangers, with nothing in common but a need to escape, meet in a Greek taverna. From Ireland, America, Germany and England, they have each left their homes and their old lives, when a tragedy throws them unexpectedly together.
    [Show full text]
  • STORYTELLER SUPREME Maeve Binchy - a Literary Life
    UCD_OFC.qxd 15/05/2007 10:50 Page 1 UCD ISSUE 12, 2007 CONNECTIONS THE INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE FOR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN ALUMNI ENVIRONMENT Frank McDonald on Urban Sprawl VIEW FROM HOME Anne Heraty on Business Success STORYTELLER SUPREME Maeve Binchy - A Literary Life PLUS: EARLSFORT CELEBRATES * RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS * FUTURE FUELS * CLASS NOTES UCD_2-3.qxd 15/05/2007 10:54 Page 3 WELCOME WELCOME TO UCD CONNECTIONS Welcome to this year’s edition of UCD Connections. This magazine contains lots of news about our graduates, where they are and what they are doing. It also aims to keep you informed on developments at your university. In October 2006, the university launched the Gateway Project – a major international architecture competition involving the redevelopment of some 10 hectares around the main entrance of the Belfield campus. The project challenged architects to create a defining structural feature for UCD to serve both as an internationally recognisable landmark and also meet extensive functional requirements. It is to comprise academic, cultural, leisure and business facilities and it marks the start of a 15-year Development Plan for a sustainable, healthy and living campus. Against this backdrop, another important episode of UCD history is playing out. Earlsfort Terrace has been sold to the State to facilitate the redevelopment of the National Concert Hall. UCD can now complete the move to Belfield and deliver on the vision set out by Michael Tierney, President of the university in the 1960s. As we say farewell to Earlsfort Terrace, I am reminded of the origins of that building, which for 124 years played such a central role in UCD life.
    [Show full text]
  • Evening Class Pdf, Epub, Ebook
    EVENING CLASS PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Maeve Binchy | 544 pages | 30 Apr 1998 | Random House USA Inc | 9780440223207 | English | New York, United States Evening Class PDF Book Him organizing and taking the evening class which will ultimately teach its participants Italian allows him to think about his life in a totally different way. Maeve Binchy writes her characters so well. Benefit 6 — You will have more time to get your work done. The result is CHANGE for the better for all of them though it may come with twists and turns told in the tra Whether it's hot and you need a book while lying on the beach or raining and you need a one to curl up with at home, either way this book is a perfect choice. Aug 29, Sarah Nelson rated it liked it. The setting is Ireland in the late 90s I imagine. We're gonna stop you right there Literally How to use a word that literally drives some pe My brain still on it, but the eyes stopped to cooperate. Nora O'Donoghue, a Dublin native is returning to her roots penniless after spending over 25 years in Sicily. A group of people, all looking for something more in their lives, and all they have in common is their Italian evening class… The Italian evening class at Mountainview School is like hundreds of others starting up all over the city. Or something like that. I could say a lot more about gender and hetero sexuality in the book eg Constance's sexual dysfunction is a puzzling addition but I suspect most people who read this will be just looking for escapism.
    [Show full text]
  • Download Tara Road Oprahs Book Club Pdf Book
    Download Tara Road Oprahs Book Club pdf ebook by Maeve Binchy You're readind a review Tara Road Oprahs Book Club ebook. To get able to download Tara Road Oprahs Book Club you need to fill in the form and provide your personal information. Ebook available on iOS, Android, PC & Mac. Gather your favorite ebooks in your digital library. * *Please Note: We cannot guarantee the availability of this file on an database site. Ebook Details: Original title: Tara Road (Oprahs Book Club) 656 pages Publisher: Dell; Oprahs Book Club edition (July 18, 2000) Language: English ISBN-10: 0440235596 ISBN-13: 978-0440235590 Product Dimensions:4.2 x 1.4 x 6.9 inches File Format: PDF File Size: 7306 kB Description: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A tender novel of the pleasures and pitfalls of friendship Tara Road is an ultramodern love story for women, about women, between women that is sure to delight.”—NewsdayNew York Times bestselling author Maeve Binchy has captured the hearts of millions with her unforgettable novels. Binchys graceful storytelling and wise... Review: Ive only skimmed the reviews, but I saw references to what a....well, weak-willed un-liberated woman the main character is, and I suppose to some extent thats true, but Im not sure thats the point: I think Binchy was writing to depict the Irish character in a time of unexpected prosperity and modernization of a country that took a long time to... Ebook File Tags: tara road pdf, maeve binchy pdf, circle of friends pdf, evening class pdf, highly recommend pdf, glass lake pdf, main character pdf,
    [Show full text]
  • Chapters and Verse Permission to Be Happy
    Inquiries: Pamela Wallin, Box 581, Wadena, Saskatchewan, S0A 4J0 | [email protected] | 306-338-9045 Chapters And Verse Permission To Be Happy Maeve Binchy, Ireland’s best loved living author and one of it’s best exports announced her retirement not long ago. At age 60, the author of the blockbuster bestsellers Circle of Friends, The Glass Lake, Evening Class and Tara Road, says she has enough money and fame in her life so the just released Scarlet Feather will be her last book. I’ve been lucky enough to have a few conversations with Maeve, a wonderfully compelling person who talks a blue streak in her terrific accent and every word is a gem. I’ve been thinking a lot about her this summer, about what she told me about herself and about happiness during our last conversation, both on air and off. She was in Canada with her writer husband, Gordon Snell, to promote the publication of Evening Class. How do two writers share a life and a profession, I wondered, in their small village of Dorkey, just 10 miles outside Dublin?: “We both sit at a long table, cats curled up, and work from 7 until half past one or two; then we read to each other what we’ve done in the morning. If you don’t like, we have a rule that you have to be completely honest and truthful. Once, Gordon said to me when I was writing Glass Lake: “I think that character is going to make me throw up, she’s so goody-two-shoes!” Sometimes I’ve had to say about one of his verses that I don’t think it’s funny, which can be very hurtful.” Then Gordon explained that they could carry on this way because “we have this strict rule called Sulking Time.
    [Show full text]
  • Evening Class
    LEVEL 4 Teacher’s notes Teacher Support Programme Evening Class Maeve Binchy group, their lives are transformed as the story develops. EASYSTARTS All characters have problems and issues to resolve, and manage to do so by the end of the story, which culminates in a trip to Italy. LEVEL 2 Chapter 1: Aidan, a teacher at Moutainview School, is undergoing a difficult time. His wife, Nell, and his daughters, Grania and Brigid, are becoming distant. The position of Principal at school, which he expects to be LEVEL 3 offered, is given to Tony O’Brien, a popular teacher who spends his free time at parties and with younger woman. Without anyone knowing who the other party is, Grania LEVEL 4 and Tony have been going out. Tony informs Adain that he’s been given the job and organizes Italian evening classes under Aidan’s supervision. Grania gets angry at LEVEL 5 About the author Tony. Maeve Binchy was born on 28 March 1940 in Dalkey, Chapter 2: Nora O’Donoghue, a beautiful Irish young a small village outside Dublin, Ireland. She spent her woman, meets Mario, an Italian, in London. They fall in LEVEL 6 childhood in Dalkey and often draws on this experience love, but Mario goes back to Italy to marry Gabriella, as his when creating the rural villages which are usually at the family has arranged. Nora moves to his town, Annunziata centre of her novels. She took a BA degree in History – where she becomes known as Signora – just to be at University College, Dublin. She became a teacher and near him.
    [Show full text]
  • Download Silver Wedding, Maeve Binchy, Random House, 1994
    Silver Wedding, Maeve Binchy, Random House, 1994, , . DOWNLOAD HERE Quentins , Maeve Binchy, Aug 26, 2003, Fiction, 488 pages. Is it possible to tell the story of a generation and a city through the history of a restaurant? Ella Brady thinks so. She wants to film a documentary about Quentins that will .... Echoes , Maeve Binchy, Nov 4, 2008, Fiction, 496 pages. Now in a beautiful new trade paperback edition?the second novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author. David Power and Clare O?Brien both grew up dreaming of escape from .... The Lilac Bus A Novel, Maeve Binchy, Sep 4, 2007, Fiction, 390 pages. The Journey -- Every Friday night young Ron Fitzgerald's lilac-colored minibus leaves Dublin for the Irish country town of Rathdoon with seven weekend commuters on board. All .... Circle Of Friends , Maeve Binchy, Sep 30, 2010, Fiction, 736 pages. Big, generous-hearted Benny and the elfin Eve Malone have been best friends growing up in sleepy Knockglen. Their one thought is to get to Dublin, to university and to freedom .... The Glass Lake A Novel, Maeve Binchy, Sep 4, 2007, Fiction, . An incandescent novel of love, obsession, and the secrets that take root in the human heart, by the author of The Copper Beech and Circle Of Friends. Lough Glass is at the .... Dublin 4 , Maeve Binchy, Sep 30, 2010, Fiction, 256 pages. A society hostess entertains her husband's mistress to dinner; a country girl savours the delights of city life; a student faces the dilemma of unmarried pregnancy; and a drink .... He's Got to Go , Sheila O'Flanagan, Jan 6, 2004, Fiction, 400 pages.
    [Show full text]
  • International Headquarters PO Box 1716 • Morristown, NJ 07962 Tel: 973‐605‐1991
    International Headquarters PO Box 1716 • Morristown, NJ 07962 Tel: 973‐605‐1991 www.iaci‐usa.org Welcome to the latest edition of the IACI e-news. Founded in 1962, the IACI is the leading Irish American cultural organization. The IACI is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) not-for-profit national organization devoted to promoting an intelligent appreciation of Ireland and the role and contributions of the Irish in America. Guest contributors are always welcome! Please note, the IACI is an apolitical, non-sectarian organization and requests that contributors consider that when submitting articles. The IACI reserves the right to refuse or edit submissions. The views and opinions expressed in this newsletter are solely those of the original authors and other contributors. These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of the IACI or any/all contributors to this site. Please submit articles for consideration to [email protected]. To continue reading articles contained in this latest e-news, please scroll through the following pages. IACI Newsletter Contribution Ireland and the Contemporary Special Issue, Spring/Summer 2017 Éire-Ireland By Nicholas Wolf Ireland is often appraised as a country where the past is always present, a feature that the recent arrival of a number of important centenaries, including the hundred-year anniversary of the Easter Rising, has helped sustain. But such awareness of the past should not conceal the fact that the story of contemporary Irish economic, cultural, literary, and artistic concerns is a compelling and dynamic aspect of the country’s life that is an important topic of study in its own right.
    [Show full text]
  • A Tribute to Maeve Binchy
    A tribute to Maeve Binchy Her very last novel Queen Maeve and I When my Anglo-Irish friends, Margaret and Andrew, visited me from Devon last summer, they broke the news I had been dreading to hear for years : Maeve had just died, in Dublin, in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the Olympic Games. She had left quietly, and there was I, a reader in grief, looking forward to reading her last novel. But let me tell you how it all started, somewhere in the west of Ireland, so many years ago... Maeve Binchy first appeared in my life while I was a student on the Emerald Isle, collecting information about recent Irish emigration for the thesis I was writing. One of my colleagues at the Sacred Heart School in Westport, Co. Mayo, had suggested I should read Deeply Regretted by..., a play that had just been written by a writer I had never heard of, Maeve Binchy, and for which she was awarded a prize at the Prague Television Festival and two Jacob’s awards in Ireland. I remember being quite moved by the sad story of this Irish immigrant living in London with his English wife and their children. When he dies, prematurely, his English wife finds out he has an Irish wife and children in Ireland... A few years went by, I came back to France and started teaching English. The Internet did not exist then. One day, my sister, who loves Ireland as much as I do, lent me a book entitled C’était Pourtant l’Eté by Maeve Binchy.
    [Show full text]
  • Maeve Binchy: the Biography Pdf, Epub, Ebook
    MAEVE BINCHY: THE BIOGRAPHY PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Piers Dudgeon | 352 pages | 31 Mar 2014 | Biteback Publishing | 9781849546959 | English | London, United Kingdom Maeve Binchy: The Biography PDF Book Most of Binchy's stories are set in Ireland, dealing with the tensions between urban and rural life, the contrasts between England and Ireland, and the dramatic changes in Ireland between World War II and the present day. In , her mother died of cancer aged Aug 10, Sheryl Sato rated it liked it. Archived from the original on 28 July Thanks for telling us about the problem. She also highlighted stark contrast between English and Irish life and their social dynamics. Want to Read saving…. Archived from the original on 9 May Very warm, humanitarian and knowledgeable description of the life of one of my most favorite authors! Maeve Binchy , born May 28, , Dalkey, County Dublin , Ireland—died July 30, , Dublin , Irish journalist and author of best-selling novels and short stories about small-town Irish life. The New York Times. My father and mother sent my letters to a newspaper, which published them. The man she married was also a writer. Guardian Unlimited Books. Well written and well documented. Her parents were so fascinated by her letters that they would send them to an Irish newspaper to publish them after slight editing. William Binchy brother 2 sisters D. In all, Binchy published 16 novels, four short-story collections, a play and a novella. History at your fingertips. Her fans will definitely enjoy this biography. She was 73 and had suffered from various maladies, including painful osteoarthritis.
    [Show full text]
  • September 2018
    DALKEY - Deilginis ‘Thorn Island’ COMMUNITY COUNCIL Irish Heritage Town "Ireland's longest-running voluntary community newsletter" First Published April 1974 NEWSLETTER No 489 (Volume 24) Mean Fomhair (September) 2018 Dalkey Community Council has a new website www.DalkeyCommunityCouncil.com See page 9 ❖ DaLkEy CaSTLE & hERiTagE CENTRE upDaTE ❖ Gordon Snell opening EchoES 2017 Image: conor Mccabe EChOES We are delighted to announce the dates for Echoes 2018 from 5th – 7th October, supported by dlr festivals and events. Last year saw people attend from many corners of the globe. Check out the video on www.echoes.ie for ‘2017 highlights’ to hear responses from some of the overseas visitors last year. Minister for Culture, Josepha Madigan will open the day long proceedings on Saturday 6th October, to be followed by a welcome from Gordon Snell, Maeve’s husband. Dr. Melissa Sihra, Head of Drama at TCD will give the keynote address on the largely forgotten women writers of Irish literature from Maria Edgeworth and Lady Gregory to modern day playwright, Marina Carr. Light a penny Candle the success of Maeve Binchy’s first novel in 1982 marked a watershed for women writers in Ireland. Her phenomenal success showed that novels could be set in Ireland, written by Irish women, deal with the human condition and ultimately, as we now know, have a worldwide readership. henrietta Mckervey, winner of the UCD Maeve Binchy Travel Bursary will examine how Maeve succeeded in playing the role of a quiet feminist in her novels, dealing with 2 controversial issues, such as divorce, infidelity, alcoholism, abortion from 1982 onwards.
    [Show full text]