Summer of Fireflies

Irish writer and journalist Maeve Binchy (1940–2012) became famous worldwide after the release of her first novel "Light a Candle." Binchy's books have been translated into dozens of languages, with total sales exceeding 40 million copies. The bestseller "Summer of Fireflies" is her third novel, truthfully depicting how new times invade patriarchal Ireland like a hurricane.

1960s. A widowed American of Irish descent moves with his children "to the land of his ancestors" to build a luxury hotel on the grounds of an abandoned estate. The locals enthusiastically welcome the changes, as this bold project opens up new opportunities for them. Even the owners of the pub located across from the future hotel are happy, despite the risk of losing customers. But contrary to optimistic expectations, the consequences of construction are devastating and divide the life of the once sleepy town into before and after...

When the book became a bestseller, the writer and her husband were able to buy a house in the Dublin suburb of Dalkey and named it "The Firefly Cottage."

In 2008, a three-hour adaptation of the novel was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in six episodes.