{"product_id":"nights-of-rain-and-stars-paperback","title":"Nights of Rain and Stars - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaeve Binchy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe lives of four strangers are forever altered when they meet in a Greek seaside village in this compelling novel from #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Maeve Binchy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTourists enter the hilltop tavern, alone and in pairs, for a casual lunch. But a sudden tragedy in the harbor below causes these perfect strangers to become unlikely friends as their lives begin to entwine... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fiona left her nursing career in Ireland to be with the man everyone thinks is wrong for her. Elsa fled Germany and her high-powered television job once she learned what the man she loved was hiding from her. Thomas mourns his failed marriage and misses his young son in California, while David yearns to reconcile with his family in England without having to go into the family business. Chance has brought them together, and together they will find new ways of looking at the lives they left behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"By the time the bouzouki players start up on the last page, you'll feel you've known these people all your life.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The sort of book you should take with you on a trip to the Greek islands.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaeve Binchy\u003c\/b\u003e was born in County Dublin and educated at the Holy Child convent in Killiney and at University College, Dublin. After a spell as a teacher she joined \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIrish Times.\u003c\/i\u003e Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eLight a Penny Candle, \u003c\/i\u003ewas published in 1982, and she went on to write more than twenty books, all of them bestsellers. Several have been adapted for film and television, most notably \u003ci\u003eCircle of Friends \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTara Road, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was an Oprah's Book Club selection. She was married to writer and broadcaster Gordon Snell for thirty-five years. She passed away in 2012 at the age of seventy-two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 29, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699206525024,"sku":"9780451224118","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/9407dd5ac7875000021c072bb7f07ad1.webp?v=1775836493","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/nights-of-rain-and-stars-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}