The novel is in fact a bit more gritty than Binchy’s, and covers some difficult topics. The writing style felt like that of Maeve Binchy, and I knew that this would be a gentle, character-based book set in a community I would love to visit, if only it were real. I couldn’t keep track of all the people she meets in a typical week, but that didn’t matter. Danae herself is a quiet, undemonstrative person, presumably middle-aged. We meet Danae, postmistress of Avalon, and recipient of many secrets. The novel is based in a village in Ireland, and the prologue had me almost mesmerised. I picked up ‘The House on Willow Street’ to read a few days ago, and have just finished it. So I finally put one of her novels on my list, and was given it for my birthday a few months ago. For perhaps a year or more, Amazon had been recommending that I read books by Cathy Kelly, based on my ratings and the books I had on my wishlist.
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