Scarlet Feather - Softcover

Binchy, Maeve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451203771 ISBN 13: 9780451203779

Publisher: Berkley Pub Group, 2002

Synopsis

Two friends struggle to balance their personal and professional lives in this charming novel from acclaimed author Maeve Binchy.

They met in cooking school and became fast friends with a common dream. Now Cathy Scarlet and Tom Feather hope to take Dublin by storm with their newly formed catering company, aptly dubbed "Scarlet Feather." Not everyone, however, shares their optimism. Cathy's mother-in-law disapproves of both Cathy and her new "hobby," while Cathy's husband, Neil, pays no mind to anything- except his work as a civil rights lawyer. And then there's Tom's family, who expect him to follow in his father's footsteps, and an ambitious girlfriend who's struggling with career dreams of her own. Between friends and families, ups and downs, heartaches and joys, Cathy and Tom are about to embark on the most maddening-and exhilarating-year of their lives...

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Review

Cathy Scarlet and Tom Feather are on the brink of realising their dream: to open a catering company in the heart of Dublin, the eponymous Scarlet Feather. Friends since college, Cathy and Tom are sure of each other and united in their shared goal, but not everyone around them is so supportive of their ambitions.

A disapproving mother-in-law, an overworked husband, a distracted girlfriend and terrible twins, hell-bent on creating as much havoc and asking as many difficult (yet humorous) questions as they possibly can, stir up recipes for trouble. Passion could very well be a feature on the menu as Tom and Cathy turn increasingly to each other for support and grow ever closer in their shared aim of making Scarlet Feather the best catering company Dublin has ever seen.

In Scarlet Feather Binchy once more does what she does best: introducing a cast of characters whose personalities develop gently and whose lives are carefully and almost imperceptibly blended into the mix of love affairs, heartache, humour and family ties. One of the finest aspects of Binchy's feather-light touch is that it's almost possible to forget that you are reading a work of fiction and feel instead as if you are amongst a group of friends. --Emily Lowson

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Praise for Maeve Binchy and Scarlet Feather

"In Scarlet Feather, Binchy again proves herself a master storyteller...A great read."--USA Today

"The dialogue crackles with wit and authentic Irish style...It takes a huge amount of talent, insight, and compassion to create a 'simple' good story, and Maeve Binchy has it all."--The Cleveland Plain Dealer

"Binchy has a masterful grip on the ins and outs of her plots, and weaves together each strand into an artful display of devotion and dedication, family and friendship."--Houston Chronicle

"Binchy's latest novel is as welcome as a hearthside armchair in the middle of a blizzard, and reading Scarlet Feather is a lot like sitting in that chair while sharing tea with a special friend."--The Denver Post

"A big, sprawling novel, as charming as its natural-born-storyteller author."--The Miami Herald

"A remarkably gifted writer...a wonderful student of human nature."--The New York Times Book Review

"Reading one of Maeve Binchy's novels is like coming home."--The Washington Post

"Binchy's genius is transforming storytelling into art."--San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle

"Binchy's tales combine warmth and spunk in a quintessentially Celtic way...In the field of women's popular fiction, the Dublin storyteller sticks out like a faultless solitaire on a Woolworth's jewelry counter."--Chicago Tribune

Edition details

• Publisher: Berkley Pub Group
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0451203771
• ISBN 13: 9780451203779
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 549