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Evening Class

Friendship, holidays, love – the bewitching No.1 bestseller

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Evening Class

By: Maeve Binchy
Narrated by: Kate Binchy
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 The Italian evening class at Mountainview School is like hundreds of others starting up all over the city. But this class has its own special quality - as the focus for the varied hopes and dreams of teacher and pupils alike.

Aidan Dunne needs his new evening class project to succeed almost as much as his pupils do. They too are looking for something more: Bill to find a way to keep spendthrift Lizzie at his side and Fran to make sure that young Kathy finds her way out from behind the kitchen sink.

The key to their success lies with the Signora. Her passion has drawn her from Ireland to Italy and back home again with a burning desire to share her love of all things Italian - and a secret hidden in her heart ...

Read by Kate Binchy

(p) 1997 Audible Ltd©1996 Maeve Binchy Contemporary Contemporary Romance Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Holidays Romance Italy Friendship Heartfelt

Critic Reviews

The Italian evening class starting at a Dublin school appears like any other. But those involved are desperate for a new life, and by the time they reach Italy at the end of the course their lives are changed forever. Another winner from Binchy
Reading Maeve Binchy has always acted as therapy of a sort. Her witty, literate small-town tales exude a rosy glow to ease the troubled mind
EVENING CLASS is a deliciously gossipy read ... it will not disappoint
Binchy, as always, treats her characters with a generous empathy and an intense affection. By the time the book closes with the group enjoying a longed-for holiday in Italy, the story seems to gurgle with joy. EVENING CLASS is a wonderfully enjoyable tale of moral evolution, guaranteed to produce a run on every Italian class in the country
It's a grand read ... EVENING CLASS will keep endless readers happy as the nights draw in and swell many a Christmas stocking
Warm, witty and with a deep understanding of what makes us tick, it's little wonder that Maeve Binchy's bewitching stories have become world-beaters
Gripping
Binchy makes you laugh, cry, and care. Her warmth and sympathy render the daily struggles of ordinary people heroic and turn storytelling into art
All stars
Most relevant
A feel good book read beautifully
The expansion of each character’s story was superbly finished with an integrated ending

Fabulous Maeve

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A light hearted read, great to pack when going on holidays and when you want to lift the mood. Learn about such different characters are brought together by an Italian class.

Character filled story

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This is a great Maeve Binchy novel -- full of her usual cast of fascinating and varied characters who are somehow also completely believable.

The structure is unusual in that it's told 'by character'; one chapter each for 'Signora', 'Luigi', 'Constanza' and so on. Initially, this grates when you get to a character you're not particularly interested in, but with Maeve's story-telling skill you're soon drawn in to the lives of even the characters who aren't your favourites. In my view, this is one of Maeve's most beautiful love stories, and it's heart-warming to see Aidan and Nora getting a second chance at happiness after a tragic beginning on each side. If you need a pick-me-up, feel-good sort of audiobook, then this is a great place to start. You can also follow Aidan and Nora through other Maeve novels later on -- Scarlet Feather, Heart and Soul and Minding Frankie all update the reader on how our favourite pair are getting on!

A journey from Ireland to Italy

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Heartwarming and great stories within stories.. Enjoyed listening to this on Audible, while turning the pages in the paperback copy of the novel, i found in a second hand bookshop... reading/listening I got so much more into the story, loved it..

Fabulous to read again

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a story made even more enjoyable by being read with the irish accent oof the person rreading oone you ca n listrn to many times over and enjoy every time

another enjoyable story w ritten by meve binchy

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