This Year it Will be Different

A superb collection of short stories from the No. 1 bestselling author.

Filled with Maeve Binchy's trademark wit and true storytelling genius, THIS YEAR IT WILL BE DIFFERENT powerfully evokes the lives of wives, husbands, children, friends and lovers.

There are step-families grappling with exes; long-married couples faced with in-law problems; a wandering husband choosing between the other woman and his wife; a child caught in a grown-up tug-of-war...

Warm, witty and with a deep understanding of what makes us tick, THIS YEAR IT WILL BE DIFFERENT superbly demonstrates why Maeve Binchy's stories have become world-beaters.

Read by Kate Binchy

Reviews of This Year it Will be Different

"There's nobody like Binchy for warming the cockles, and this collection of Christmas stories warms them to white heat." - Kate Saunders, THE TIMES

“With her gift for effortless characterisation and homely detail, she evokes power shifts in families, unwelcome discoveries, conspiracies, affairs, forgiveness, sorrow and the rebirth of optimism with her usual warmth and sympathy." - Elizabeth Buchan, SUNDAY TIMES

“Brilliant, family-oriented short stories ... Binchy fans will love it - i did! 5/5" - WOMAN'S OWN

Read by Kate Binchy
Unabridged: 6 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: 4 hours 47 minutes

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MORE ABOUT MAEVE BINCHY’S AUDIO BOOKS

• Evening Class

  Maeve Binchy’s cousin Kate, who is the reader on most of her audiobooks, explains why this is her favourite.

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• This Year It Will Be Different

  Patrick Gallagher, Maeve’s Australian publisher for many years, chooses one of the short stories as his favourite.

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