Maeve Binchy Snell (28 May 1939 – 30 July 2012) was an Irish novelist, playwright, short story writer, columnist, and speaker best known for her sympathetic and often humorous portrayal of small-town life in Ireland, her descriptive characters, her interest in human nature, and her often clever surprise endings. Her novels, which were translated into 37 languages, sold more than 40 million copies worldwide, and her death at age 73, announced by Vincent Browne on Irish television late on 30 July 2012, was mourned as the death of one of Ireland's best-loved and most recognisable writers.
She appeared in the US market, featuring on The New York Times best-seller list and in Oprah's Book Club. Recognised for her "total absence of malice" and generosity to other writers, she finished 3rd in a 2000 poll for World Book Day, ahead of Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and Stephen King.
Da den rige irsk-amerikaner Patrick O'Neill vender hjem til Mountfern for at genopbygge ruinen af slægtens hus som hotel, griber det dramatisk ind i livet for beboerne i den søvnige irske landsby.
Alting var under forandring. Den store mand fra USA var kommet med en drøm i sit hjerte og penge på lommen. Med store planer for Mountfern. Lille søvnige Mountfern, hvor folk stille og roligt passer deres egne sager - samtidig med at de er meget optaget af alle andres.
På stedet, hvor den herskabelige ejendom Fernscourt nedbrændte, har der i årevis været en uforstyrret legeplads for byens børn. Patrick O´Neills ankomst vil forandre alt dette: Fernscourt vil blive lavet om til et smagfuldt hotel, primært til amerikanske turister. Da sommeren er slut, har nye venskaber, tragedier og affærer vendt op og ned på det trygge liv i Mountfern.
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