The Glass Lake

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Summary: One of Binchy's Best!
Review: Although I have read seven of Maeve Bincy's books, this one is my favorite. The Glass Lake is full of suprises and you can't help but love the characters. I am still waiting for another book of Binchy's to be made into a movie and I'm hoping this one will be next. Even though the book is always better than the movie, it would be interesting to see how the characters would be portrayed. This is an excellent book and the best one I have read yet!

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Summary: Depressed when last page was turned!
Review: *Sniff!* Yes I've just finished reading "Glass Lake" - and I'm so dismayed that it's over. This was the first Maeve Binchy book I've ever read...and now it certainly won't be the last! I was hooked from beginning to end - couldn't put it down, to be honest. You become friends and enemies with her characters in the book. I felt such a kinship with Kit the main character, and could relate to her. Very human. Real. I was so engrossed with the book that I stayed up till 3 a.m. some nights just reading and reading! Binchy's characterization is tops - no one does it better. In "Glass Lake" Binchy's ability to make her characters come alive, shines very brightly. This is by far one of the best books I've ever read. Truly captivating. A good read, indeed!

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Summary: Very disappointed with the ending.
Review: I loved the characters in "The Glass Lake". The story was very captivating and held my interest and I couldn't wait to finish it to see how everything comes together. Well, guess what? There was no conclusion to the story.

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Summary: tender, home-spun mysticism...
Review: Other English majors might scoff at my giving a Maeve Binchy novel five stars. True, she is no Toni Morrison or Thomas Hardy, but she is a tremendous storyteller. That's what I always tell people. She's more of a storyteller than a writer. We can't all always be sitting down to Melville and Hawthorne (though we should be reading them as well) - the human mind and heart needs a little break every now and again. Some English majors read Stephen King or John Grisham or Michael Crichton for that break. I read Maeve Binchy. Because of how much myself and those I love are like her characters. And because of how much more we want to be like them. This is a marvelous story. Real people in here. A sort of mythic surrealism surrounds the lake, like something out of Yeats. I've read of people complaining that her novels never break too much new ground. That she should venture into something new. This is what she's good at. And there is no one better. I always look forward to the lulls in my studies, to the next time I'm able to pick up a novel of hers.

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Summary: One of her best
Review: I have read several of Maeve Binchy's books and this was one of my favorites. Her writing is wonderful, and keeps you intrigued in her characters. I definetely reccommend it!

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Summary: Good read
Review: Helena, or rather Lena Gray, made the mistake of marrying a good and kind man whom she did not love when her lover left her. Her daughter, Kit, later made the mistake (or was it a mistake?) of burning the unopened letter Lena left behind the night she disappeared. This act was to leave a scar for the rest of their lives. This book is great as a family saga, all the more thought provoking as it leaves unanswered questions behind for the reader. What if Kit has opened and read the letter? What if Lena has gone back to her hometown to clarify the misunderstanding? The only fault I could find was that this book tries to cover too many areas. When I started the book, I thought it would be focussed on Helena's disappearance mystery and the consequences (the mystery of the body that never was Helena's was never solved or mentioned). Later, it covered Lena's life in London, Kit's life and romance, life or the others in Glass Lough. The ending was not really linked up with the beginning. Nevertherless, this has been a good read, the author brings across loving unconditionally very well.

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Summary: Could not put it down!!!
Review: Totally absorbing to read, it felt as though you were actually in the story. My poor husband hasn't heard a word from me in days and the TV has felt lonely.

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Summary: The Glass Lake was a wonderful book
Review: I have read many of Maeve Binchey's books, but this one was the best yet. It captivated me from page one til the last page.

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Summary: The Glass Lake was wonderful reading.
Review: I loved this book from the very first page. This is the first I've read of Maeve Binchy's work but will not be the last. The story was very realistic and very original.

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Summary: The Audiobook is absolutely wonderful!!
Review: I truly enjoyed listening to the book on tape. If you have never listened to a book before, TRY THIS ONE.