On this day, workers were at Binchy's house removing a lovely spiral staircase and installing an elevator ("I have a bit of heart trouble," she said), and she joked that the workers were glad she was taking the time to talk with me rather than look over their shoulders.
How About You?, a charming 2008 film starring Vanessa Redgrave, was based on a short story by Binchy, and she chatted with me about it by phone from her home near Dublin. Binchy, who died at age 72 on July 30, was the poster child for middle-aged would-be authors: Her first novel, Light a Penny Candle, wasn't published until she was 42 years old. Surprisingly few movies were made from the books of Maeve Binchy, whose 18 novels sold more than 40 million copies worldwide.
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