'I literally could not put the book down' Sunday Express. 'The storytelling is, as always, confident, sharp and funny' Sunday Times. the Binchy public will not be disappointed at storyline or resolution' Irish Times. Binchy is a Dickens: she writes about the dilemmas of human beings with a backdrop which describes the manners and morals of a society. There are now over 6.5 million copies of Maeve Binchy Orion paperbacks in print and she always receives terrific reviews: 'Binchy is a consummate storyteller who involves the reader in the world she creates. Her last seven novels have all been Sunday Times No.1 bestsellers and the last four were Guardian fastsellers. Maeve Binchy is one of today's most successful and best-loved authors, read all over the world and translated into 30 languages. All the backlist are being reissued simultaneously in the new livery. From New Year's Eve to New Year's Eve, readers will meet Tom Feather and Cathy Scarlet, their extended families, their many friends, and learn of the heartaches and triumphs, disappointments and joys, loves, losses, and sometimes even miracles, that can happen in time.Reissued in the stunning new cover design alongside her latest novel NIGHTS OF RAIN AND STARS - new in paperback. Maeve Binchy at her very best, Scarlet Feather is a novel capturing one year in time. And a troubled relative whose debts grow so great he will use any means necessary to get the money he needs-even if Scarlet Feather fails in the process. Cathy's sister Marian, long since emigrated to Chicago, returning to Dublin in search of an 'authentic' Irish wedding, replete with corned beef, cabbage, and leprechauns.

While some things go according to plan, and their hard work begins to pay off, events occur that no one could have expected: The arrival of a precocious, troublesome twin niece and nephew to Cathy's home.

With the help of their family and friends, Tom and Cathy start to take Dublin by storm. Tom's parents are disappointed he has turned his back on the family building business, and Tom's relationship with his beautiful, ambitious girlfriend, Marcella, begins to unravel as she struggles with career dreams of her own.

Cathy's husband, Neil, a high-living civil rights lawyer pays no mind to anything-except his work. They're young and talented, they've made some smart connections, and they've found the perfect premises to make their new business the best in Dublin-but not everyone seems as pleased by the idea of Scarlet Feather as they are.Ĭathy's mother-in-law, already disapproving of her son's choice of a wife, thinks that Scarlet Feather is just a hobby and that Cathy should stay at home. Scarlet Feather is the catering company newly formed by cooking school friends Tom Feather and Cathy Scarlet.

Scarlet Feather by Maeve Binchy