Maeve Binchy was an Irish novelist, playwright, short story writer, columnist, and speaker. She is best known for her novels, which often revolve around relationships between members of the Irish middle class. Her novel 'Tara Road' was a New York Times bestseller and was made into a movie in 2005. The novel 'CIRCLE of Friends' was also made into a movie in 1995. Binchy's other works include the novel 'ERIN's Children, ' which tells the story of a family's struggle to survive during the Irish Famine.