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Book Review of Light a Penny Candle

Light a Penny Candle
Light a Penny Candle
Author: Maeve Binchy
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Story starts during WWII when a shy young Englishwoman, Elizabeth White, is sent to Kilgarret, Ireland to live with the wild O'Connor family. It's here that she meets Aisling O'Connor who is destined to be her best friend. Theirs is a friendship that spans years, sorrows, chaos, change and even a man that threatens to come between them.