Review: worth every cent
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2012
A Week In Summer is an eShort story by Maeve Binchy. Unusually for Binchy, this story is set partly in America, most probably as it is pitched at the US market, and partly in Ireland. The main characters are husband and wife, Brian Merman and Kathy Collins. The story is narrated by Kathy, who longs to go on a holiday with Brian, something that has never occurred in all their married life. When Brian faces a crisis in his career, Kathy somehow convinces him to take a Week in Summer to go Ireland with her, and the effect on Brian and on their marriage is dramatic. Binchy's forte is characters and dialogue: even in this short story she manages to draw the reader in, create interest in the characters and render mood and atmosphere with consummate skill. Short but worth every cent.