maeve binchy by sarah

1. By : Sarah

2. Date of birth
Maeve Binchy was born on
28 May 1939 in Dalkey,
Dublin, Ireland.

3. Maeve Binchy 's childhood
and family...
Maeve Binchy was raised by her father who
worked as an attorney and by her mother who
worked as a nurse.
Maeve was the oldest child in her family.
She had a brother, William and two sisters Joan
and Renie.

4. Her life in brief...
When Maeve was 20 she received a Bachelor of
Arts degree from University College Dublin.
A year later she landed a position as a history
and Latin teacher in Dublin, which she held until
the late 1960s, when she began working as a
news reporter.

5. When Maeve died...
Maeve Binchy died on the
30th of July 2012.
Maeve died of a heart attack
but she had numerous
diseases and illnesses
through her life.

6. What was Maeve famous
for...
Maeve was famous for her sympathetic and often
humorous portrayal of small-town life in Ireland
and for writing numerous novels and short
stories.

7. I admire Maeve because...
I admire Maeve Binchy because she sold over 40
million copies of her books and she was looked
up to by many people of Ireland.

8. She is an inspirational Irish
woman...
Maeve was an inspirational Irish woman because
she was a very recognizable journalist and
because she was still strong and continued in her
work when her mother and father died.

9. Fact 1
Maeve Binchy was the author of 16 novels, some
of which were international bestsellers and most
of which focused on women and Irish culture.

10. Fact 2
Maeve Binchy died in 2012 after coping with
arthritis and heart disease.
She was 73 when she died.

11. Fact 3
Maeve Binchy got married to children's author,
Gordon Snell in 1977.

12. Fact 4
Maeve received many awards through her work
such as the People of the Year award and the
British Book Award for lifetime achievement.

13. Fact 5
Maeve wrote 16 novels including Echoes, Circle
of Friends and Light a Penny Candle.