![]() ![]() Where many authors struggle to tie everything together, Binchy has an almost Dickensian talent of making everything connect and tie-up naturally. Binchy is at her absolute best when she is juggling several plots. Of course the plot involving Clare and David is actually only one storyline in this vast 737-page novel which spans the entirety of the 50s and the early 60s in Castlebay. You can already guess where this is going, yes, this is Maeve Binchy's Romeo and Juliet. The Powers are 'to the manor born', David is off at boarding school for the early parts of the novel but eventually follows in his father's footsteps by studying medicine. The O'Briens run the local shop, they're working class and Clare is only able to further her education by being gifted and winning scholarships. The story revolves around Clare O'Brien and David Power, the offspring of two vastly different families in the seaside town of Castlebay in the 1950s. ![]() In Echoes Binchy proves that she truly is a master storyteller but blistering sentimentality and her penchant for verbosity turn some sections of the novel into a test of stamina. ![]()
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