Evening Class

In Dublin, a disparate group assembles for an introductory Italian course held in a drab classroom every Tuesday and Thursday. For this evening class, and their teacher, dreams of Italy guide them to new friendships, to new understandings of themselves, and ultimately, on a magical viaggio to Italia itself.

Maeve Binchy is the bestselling author of <i>This Year It Will Be Different, The Glass Lake, The Copper Beech, The Lilac Bus, Circle of Friends, Silver Wedding, Firefly Summer, Echoes, Light a Penny Candle,</i> and <i>London Transports.</i> She has written two plays and a teleplay that won three awards at the Prague Film Festival. A writer for <i>The Irish Times</i> since 1969, she lives with her husband, writer and broadcaster Gordon Snell, in London and Dublin.