Aches & Pains - Softcover

Maeve Binchy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853718874 ISBN 13: 9781853718878

Publisher: Poolbeg Press Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

It's the perfect gift:  Laughter, the best medicine!  From beloved author Maeve Binchy.

Maeve Binchy has captured the hearts of millions with her spectacular national bestsellers, from Circle of Friends to Tara Road. Now she applies her signature warmth, wit, and understanding to something new--a wickedly funny book for anyone who's checked into the hospital, headed for an operation, or convalesced at home.

Drawing on her own experiences as a patient, Maeve Binchy, together with artist Wendy Shea, has created this wry, deliciously illustrated book of wit and wisdom, a hilarious insider's guide to hospital stays and at-home convalescence.  Filled with Maeve's candid real-life anecdotes and laugh-out-loud advice--plus Wendy Shea's irreverent drawings--Aches & Pains is just what the doctor ordered!

Discover:

Ten little jobs you can give to anyone who asks:  "How can I help?"

Outrageous ways to take advantage of your weakened state.

Things to say to annoy the patient in the next bed.

Dignified ways to cope with all the indignities of baring your body to strangers.

Great gifts to suggest when someone asks:  "What can I bring you?"

Tips on dealing with visitors...and hospital food. Plus recipes, poems, home remedies, and more!

The author's royalties for this book will be donated to the Arthritis Foundation.

About this title

About the Author:

Maeve Binchy was born in Dublin and came to fame first as London Correspondent for the Irish Times. Her first novel, Light a Penny Candle made her famous in the UK and USA. She lives in Dublin with her husband, Gordon Snell. She has written more than a dozen bestsellers. She received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the British Book Awards in 1999. Kate Binchy has worked in every sort of theatre from West End to fringe, on television (Big Bad World, Screen Two, Father Ted, Casualty and Fair City), in over 500 radio plays and in films (Mrs Dalloway and The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne). She is Maeve's cousin.

From AudioFile:

As the author of bestselling novels, Maeve Binchy is known as an astute observer of human nature. She's also a gifted storyteller who uses this unabridged recording to bring to life tales about her hip surgery, her stays in the hospital, her travails with medical professionals, and the basic indignity she has suffered while depending on others for basic body maintenance. She reveals enough of her emotional frailties to make her charmingly human, and she uses sarcasm and irony to good effect. It's entertaining in a slow, public-radio sort of way, and the reading by actress Kate Binchy (the author's cousin) contributes to making this a gem of a listening experience. T.W. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Poolbeg Press Ltd
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1853718874
• ISBN 13: 9781853718878
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96