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Book Review of Scarlet Feather

Scarlet Feather
Scarlet Feather
Author: Maeve Binchy
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


I loved this book, more than many other of Maeve Binchy's. The protagonists, Cathy and Tom, begin a catering service together. They run into many snags, in both their personal and business lives, which run together. I love the Irish expressions and learning about various strata of Irish society. This is not great fiction, but makes a nice read on a winter evening. And at 598 pages, once you get accustomed to the characters, you don't have to leave them quickly! Things work out a little too neatly in the end with their relationships, but the things which cause problems with their spouses seem real, and make one identify with their situations.