HappyGrace Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 (edited) It was set in a small town, and a boy drowned in the lake in the book. That's all I remember but I can't remember which book that was in. :confused: I'm going through and rereading her books and I don't want to reread whichever one that was because I seem to remember it being really sad. And obviously I don't want to look at the synopses of the books on Wikipedia to find out because that would wreck my summer reading! Thanks! Edited July 14, 2011 by HappyGrace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Another Jen Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I think it was in the copper beech. Firefly summer has a drowning, but it's a girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 It was set in a small town, and a boy drowned in the lake in the book. That's all I remember but I can't remember which book that was in. :confused: I'm going through and rereading her books and I don't want to reread whichever one that was because I seem to remember it being really sad. And obviously I don't want to look at the synopses of the books on Wikipedia to find out because that would wreck my summer reading! Thanks! Could it be Tara Road? That has two families switching houses between Ireland and the US. I think the American mom had lost a son to a drowning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolin'mygirls Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 The Glass Lake. In my opinion , her most depressing book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCB Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I love Maeve Binchy. Enjoy your summer reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyGrace Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 Oh, no! Now I don't know which one to avoid! I don't think Tara Road; I wouldn't have minded a mention of it. This was the boy drowned as part of the plot and the whole town was sad and different people in the town felt guilty, etc. The Glass Lake would make sense; I think the book had quite a lot to do with the lake even before the drowning, I'm pretty sure. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in OR Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 It was the mother who was supposed to have drowned in The Glass Lake (with plot twists and turns related to that throughout the rest of the book), not a boy. Erica in OR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyGrace Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 Agh-now I don't know which one it is for sure-maybe Copper Beech? At least I know that it definitively isn't Glass Lake, thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeacherZee Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 That sounds familiar and I haven't read that many Binchy books. I think it sounds like Copper Beech as that is one of the ones I've read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 I'm not sure which book you should avoid, but I read "Minding Frankie" recently and really liked it. Upbeat, quirky. Made me want to be the American cousin and wished all communities could be pulled together like this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 (edited) Nobody drowned in The Copper Beech, or in Tara Road. The boy of the American mother in Tara Road died in a motorcycle accident. There was a drowning in The Glass Lake, but it was supposed to be the mother of a family and another woman who is only mentioned briefly. There were a couple of drownings in Echoes, but it's based on a small town near the ocean. A couple of young tourist boys die in the ocean and the lifeguard on duty takes it really hard. And then a man in his mid-20s dies near the end. My guess is that the book you're thinking of is The Glass Lake. It's the only one that's really centered around a lake. Edited July 15, 2011 by LemonPie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenvneck Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 (edited) Are you thinking of "Nights of Rain and Stars"? I am a HUGE Maeve Binchy fan, but that's the only one I could think of where a man drowned (or did he?). ETA: Hmm. I haven't read fiction in many years, but I went to look at my bookshelves and saw that it could also be "The Glass Lake" or "Echoes." If you figure out what it is, please post! Edited July 15, 2011 by greenvneck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyGrace Posted July 15, 2011 Author Share Posted July 15, 2011 LOVED Minding Frankie! :) Wow-maybe I am remembering it wrong? It's been so long. Maybe I will just read them all except The Glass Lake and hope for the best. I might avoid Echoes too. Thanks, everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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