{"product_id":"echoes-9780451225108","title":"Echoes","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn emotional story of love, betrayal, friendship, and family from #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Maeve Binchy. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Power and Clare O'Brien both grew up dreaming of escape from the battered seaside town of Castlebay, Ireland, but they might as well have had the ocean between them. David is the cherished son of a prosperous doctor, while Clare lives with her large family behind their faltering store, longing for a moment of quiet to study. When they both go to university in Dublin\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003ehe as a matter of course, she on a hard-won scholarship\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003etheir worlds collide. They find freedom in each other\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003euntil the families, lovers, and secrets they left in Castlebay come back to haunt them... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Laughter and tears, it's what Binchy does best.\"--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The Castlebay Maeve Binchy creates is a marvelous place.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaeve Binchy\u003c\/b\u003e was born in County Dublin and educated at the Holy Child convent in Killiney and at University College, Dublin. After a spell as a teacher she joined \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIrish Times.\u003c\/i\u003e Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eLight a Penny Candle, \u003c\/i\u003ewas published in 1982, and she went on to write more than twenty books, all of them bestsellers. Several have been adapted for film and television, most notably \u003ci\u003eCircle of Friends \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTara Road, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was an Oprah's Book Club selection. She was married to writer and broadcaster Gordon Snell for thirty-five years. She passed away in 2012 at the age of seventy-two. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460261417234,"sku":"9780451225108","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_44444c08-9660-4dbf-b663-d0d81b68de99.jpg?v=1730035112","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/echoes-9780451225108","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}