This is a superb collection of short stories, all set around Christmas time.
I first came across Maeve Binchy when I bought a very tatty copy of her Light a Penny Candle from a second-hand bookshop in Spain. It made a good holiday read. Thereafter, I’ve been willing to buy her books in hardback as soon as they come out.
As I read this time I tried to work out why her writing is so effective. Her characters are very believable. She gives us a strong sense of time and place. The stories are plausible and help us to make sense of life.
This Year It Will Be Different is an engaging collection of stories which can be read at any time, not just at Christmas.
