Oh god, imagine!”īinchy died in 2012 at the age of 73. “I thought I should get myself to Dublin and have a nice cup of tea with Maeve. “I actually wrote her a fan letter and I got a letter back. Tom Hanks She is the Queen of Fiction and one of the funniest and best-loved storytellers in the world.

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We all went nuts for her and I read Tara Road, Circle of Friends - I ended up going on a massive Maeve Binchy thing. As the Echoes festival prepares to celebrate her and Irish writers, here’s a top 10 of her best. Tom Hanks, the actor, producer, director and author of a new story collection, Uncommon Type, has no desire to read novels of murder and conspiracy. He told the Irish Sun: “I fell in love with it. Maeve Binchy was known for her wise insights into life and her often hilarious advice. The American says that it was Binchy's 1982 novel, Light A Penny Candle - which he read while on holidays, that started his love for writing.

Hanks, 61, recently released a short collection of stories, titled Uncommon Type - and claims that Dublin novelist Maeve Binchy is one of the driving forces behind his passion for writing. Maeve Binchy I love her stories and have since Light a Penny Candle. She will be sorely missed by her family, her friends, her publishers and her readers throughout the world. She died far too soon she had many more stories to tell. She was a weaver of magic whose stories touched the hearts of millions. With warmth, wit and great compassion, Maeve Binchy tells a magnificent story of two women, bound together in a friendship that nothing could tear apart - not even the man who threatened to come between them forever.Legendary Hollywood actor Tom Hanks, has revealed how Irish novelist Maeve Binchy inspired him to become an author. It was with immense sadness that we announced the death of Maeve Binchy on 30 July 2012 in Dublin.

TOM HANKSA FRIENDSHIP NOTHING COULD DESTROYEvacuated from. Their bond is unshakeable, enduring over turbulent years of change and chaos, joy and sorrow, soaring dreams - and searing betrayals. Maeve Binchy I love her stories and have since Light a Penny Candle. Neither of them were to know it would become the most important friendship of their lives. 'Maeve Binchy! I love her stories and have since Light a Penny Candle.' TOM HANKSĮvacuated from Blitz-battered London, the shy Elizabeth White is sent to stay with the O'Connor family in Kilgarret, Ireland, where she strikes up an unlikely friendship with the lively, boisterous Aisling O'Connor.

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