We’ve been living in our house for just over six years. One would think that, in all that time, all the boxes would be unpacked. One would be wrong. Please never go in my basement. I, however, did and poking around a box of books found my much loved and much beaten up copy of Tara Road, by far my favorite Maeve Binchy book. I went on a streak of reading her in my early 20s, and I think I’ve read this book at least a half a dozen times (and at 659 pages, that’s quite the feat). Needing something to pull me out of my reading doldrums, I dove in and then went immediately on to Quentins, which has several characters from her previous books woven into the story. God, I love these books.
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Every time we move (which was often when we first got married, unfortunately), I would set up my bookcases and books before doing anything else. Made my husband crazy, but I couldn’t feel comfortable until they were, too!
Bookcases are absolutely number one! And numerous. But some things get mixed up in boxes and stashed away. However, since my basement completely flooded last night, I’m finding all sorts of books I had forgotten about!
I haven’t read Tara Road yet, but I read The Scarlet Feather and Quentin’s in high school and loved them both. I need to read some more Maeve Binchy; her stories are comforting and friendly, and I need that sometimes.
Exactly. These are chicken-soup-hot-tea-warm-blanket books. You don’t need to think too hard or be too emotional. You can jut enjoy then and feel good about things for a little while.