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When a new highway threatens to bypass the town of Rossmore and cut through Whitethorn Woods, it will also destroy St. Ann?s well, where people have been coming for generations to share their dreams and speak their prayers. Some believe the well to be a place of true spiritual power, demanding protection; others think it?s a mere magnet for superstitions, easily sacrificed. Maeve Binchy creates a rich spectrum of men and women, all with passionate opinions, who are drawn into this timely conflict between the traditions of the past and the promises of the future.
Short Stories Form an Engrossing Tale - 
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Whitethorn Woods Review
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I chose this book for my book club to read, and we all really enjoyed it. As with all of her books, it's an engrossing read, since she makes you care about the characters and there's always an interesting twist. This book is great since it's organized as intertwining short stories, so it's easy to read a little bit at a time.
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Reflections of faith. - 
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Whitethorn Woods Review
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The author of Whitethorn Woods cleverly weaves a series of personal stories of different characters into one central little town with a well. This well is supposedly the home of a Saint to whom all bring their problems or wishes. Progress unfortunately means a new highway will be built around the town like a bypass and right through the well. The most unsuspecting character in the book arranges for the road to bypass the well and the town will be back to a normal sleepy town without all the traffic but with its sacred well....
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Not her best - 
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Whitethorn Woods Review
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I've read several of her books, and this one was not my favorite. It was very disjointed despite some recurring characters and the ever-present well. I kept thinking she would tie things together, but it never happened to the fullest potential. It was still an enjoyable read, but I was left a little unsatisfied when I finsihed the final page.
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traditions change, too -
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Binchy's characters are so intensely real, it take a while to realize each person also represents a social layer and each person's choice also implies a political truth. The vivid personalities capture you as they gather into a community of individuals doing their work or committing their crime in the best way they know how. They tell their stories as oral histories, and when you are included in someone else's story, later on you get to have your own say. That's how it would have been in front of the Druid, in the old way. But now that everything from haircuts to wealth is turning modern, these stories show how hard it can be to decide whether the old ways still apply.
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Not my favorite Binchy - 
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Whitethorn Woods Review
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While I always love Maeve Binchy's portrayal of Ireland, there were too many disjointed characters in this book of short stories. The character development wasn't as good as most of her books (many characters seemed to speak from the same voice), and in some stories the common link, St Ann's Well, seemed pasted in to justify their presence in the book.
For a great book of Binchy stories with her usual excellent character development that weave together well, try The Lilac Bus.
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