This year it will be different
By: Maeve Binchy
Edition: Large print ed.
Publisher: Windsor/Paragon; Orion
Published: 2007
Place of publication: [Bath]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781405619042; 9781405619059
Subjects: English Christmas stories; Irish authors; Large type books
Description: Filled with Maeve Binchy's trademark wit and true storytelling genius, THIS YEAR IT WILL BE DIFFERENT powerfully evokes the lives of of wives, husbands, children, friends and lovers, all set during the one holiday when feelings cannot easily be hidden. There are step-families grappling with exes; long-married couples faced with in-law problems; a wandering husband choosing between the other woman and his wife; a child caught up in a grown-up tug-of-war...The festive season may be magical, but it can also be a time of family difficulties, a time to reflect on relationships; a time of change.
Notes: Originally published: as This year it will be different and other stories. New York: Delacorte, 1996.
Table of contents: title: Travelling hopefully; title: A typical Irish Christmas; title: What is happiness?; title: The best inn in town; title: The civilised Christmas; title: Pulling together; title: The Christmas barramundi; title: This year it will be different; title: A hundred milligrams; title: The first step of Christmas; title: The ten snaps of Christmas; title: Season of fuss; title: Christmas timing; title: How about you?; title: Christmas present; title: The white trolley; title: The feast of Stephen; title: Affair before Christmas; title: The Christmas child.