Heart and Soul (Binchy novel)
Heart and Soul is a 2008 novel by the Irish author Maeve Binchy. The plot centers around what Binchy terms "a heart failure clinic" in Dublin and the people involved with it. Several characters from Binchy's previous novels, including "Evening Class", "Scarlet Feather", "Quentins", and "Whitethorn Woods", make appearances. Background. Binchy, who "suffered a health crisis related to a heart condition" in 2002, was inspired to write "Heart and Soul" by her own experiences and observations in the hospital.