It's so delightful to have a long flight home and delve into a well-crafted novel, completely emerged in another world. Although the chapters could almost be stories on their own with characters stringing them through, Binchey ties them up in a lovely, optimistic, and yet not at all tacky, conclusion: it's simple, it's hopeful with a dab of nostalgia. Whereas I can find Binchey a bit of a gamble, this one definitely rates among my favourites.

This copy comes from my building's library in Ottawa and traveled to Vancouver and back.