Synopsis An Irish heart clinic is the setting for Binchy's latest feel-good novel, which is packed with richly-drawn secondary characters who bring the action and emotion to life. Dr. Clara Casey has been charged with getting the clinic on its feet, despite a lack of significant funding, and she fills the hospital's halls with an assortment of exuberant, dedicated employees who gradually infect the grumpy patients with their infectious cheer. Soon, Dr. Casey must consider whether to extend her temporary stay, now that she and the clinic have become an integral part of the community.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2009-02-17 |
| Size | | Length: | 417 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.5 in | | Weight: | 25.6 oz |
Publisher's Note Given the difficult task of building an underfunded clinic in an Irish community caught between the past and present, Dr. Clara Casey finds her task complicated by two difficult adult daughters, the unwanted attentions of her ex-husband, her colorful and diverse staff, and the demanding, often difficult patients they serve. 350,000 first printing.
Industry Reviews "The title of Irish writer Maeve Binchy's 15th novel, HEART AND SOUL, couldn't be more apt. If Binchy were any more heartwarming, you'd need ice packs. She's like a hot flash for the soul." (03/01/2009)
"Binchy is adept at juggling multiple story lines and creating genuine drama out of the quotidian problems of life: illness, accidents, misunderstandings, romantic and sexual betrayal." (03/17/2009)
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