The Return Journey

Stories

By: Maeve Binchy

Narrated by: Fionnula Flanagan

In this extraordinary collection of stories, New York Times bestselling author Maeve Binchy once again reveals her incomparable understanding of matters of the heart with powerfully compelling stories of love, loss, revelation, and reconciliation.

A secretary's silent passion for her boss meets the acid test on a business trip. . . .
A man and a woman's mutual disdain at first sight shows how deceptive appearances can be. . . .
An insecure wife clings to the illusion of order, only to discover chaos at the hands of a house sitter who opens the wrong doors. . . .
A pair of star-crossed travelers take each other's bags, and then learn that when you unlock a stranger's suitcase, you enter a stranger's life.

In their company are many more, whose poignant, ironic, often humorous stories—unforgettable slices of life—make up The Return Journey, a spellbinding trip into the human heart.©1998 Maeve Binchy; (P)1998 Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, A Division of Random House, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Maeve Binchy makes you laugh, cry and care.... Her characters throb with life."
--San Francisco Chronicle

"Maeve Binchy is a grand storyteller in the finest Irish tradition--she writes from the heart."
--The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)

"Maeve Binchy is a master storyteller."
--The New York Times

Good stories, sound quality not good.

The stories were good. The way they sounded was like a blaring but muffled speak. Same device I play all my books on and have never had this problem.

Love Maeve Binchy

She is a fabulous author. Only drawback is this is a series of stories that have you wishing for more.

Sound disappointing

Sound was like the reader was in a tunnel. Not the quality usually expected from Audible.

Great Stories - Terrible Sound

I thoroughly enjoyed the stories in this book, and loved the reader. But the sound was quite muffled and hard to hear sometimes - like she was reading in a box.

Short Stories

It is good to keep in mind that this is a collection of short stories. I kept feeling like I had to remember the characters' names in case the author tied the stories back in to one another. But they really are just independent stories and are all full of her rich characters. Some of them leave you hanging wishing for a more definite conclusion, but they were all delightful. If you liked Tara Road you will enjoy this book.