The Daily Mail (London, England), August 18th, 2006
Byline: WENDY HOLDEN
Whitethorn Woods by Maeve Binchy (Orion, [pounds sterling]17.99)
WHAT'S THE PLOT?
THERE'S a shrine to St Ann in Whitethorn Woods. People from the nearby town of Rossmore have come for generations to pray to her for help: women wanting husbands to stay faithful, women wanting husbands to stay off the drink and women wanting husbands full stop.
The elderly ask for better health. The young ask to pass exams. Someone once came from London to ask for a baby - and got one, but not the usual way.
The novel is a not a continuous narrative, but a series of more than 20 inter...
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