Chestnut Street by Maeve Binchy

I guess I shouldn't be shocked that a writer that died two years ago has a new book out.  After all Tupac Shakur has a musical in development on Broadway and Dick Francis and Anne McCaffrey are still writing books (with their offspring) well after their deaths!  That said, I still wanted to read the new Maeve Binchy!

This collection of short stories reads more like a set of sketches for future books- some of the stories are more developed than others. My favorites in this collection are the tale a lonely widow and the builder hired to renovate the house next door and the story of four women who decide to buy a house together. Some of the stories' main characters appear in the background of other stories and all the stories have a satisfying resolution. I'd recommend this collection for hardcore Maeve Binchy fans only.  384 pages.