Aches and Pains

Aches and Pains (first published 1999) is a self-help book by Irish writer Maeve Binchy.

Style

Binchy mixes humour, common sense, and anecdote in her attempt to raise her reader's spirits, while providing "valuable insights into the whole business of being sick". She includes chapters that advise on such topics as "Baring Your Body", "Elastic Stockings", "Giving Up Drink" and "Cheering Things About Chest Pain".

Illustrations

The book is illustrated throughout by Wendy Shea.

Reception

"'With a fine mix of humour and common sense, Maeve Binchy makes light of coping with ailments and hospitals.... Laugh out loud anecdotes delightfully told by Kate Binchy." (CHOICE)

Maeve Binchy

Plays	Deeply Regretted By... (1978)

Short fiction	Central Line (1978) Victoria Line (1980) Dublin 4 (1981) London Transports (1983) The Lilac Bus (1984) Story Teller: Collection of Short Stories (1990) Dublin People (1993) Cross Lines (1996) This Year It Will Be Different: And Other Stories (1996) The Return Journey (1998) A Week in Summer (2011)

Novels	Light a Penny Candle (1982) Echoes (1985) Firefly Summer (1987) Silver Wedding (1988) Circle of Friends (1990) The Copper Beech (1992) The Glass Lake (1994) Evening Class (1998) Tara Road (1998) Scarlet Feather (2000) Quentins (2002) Nights of Rain and Stars (2004) Whitethorn Woods (2006) Heart and Soul (2008) Minding Frankie (2010) A Week in Winter (2012)

Novellas	The Builders (2002) Star Sullivan (2006) Full House (2012)

Non-fiction	Aches and Pains (1999) A Time to Dance (2006) The Maeve Binchy Writer's Club (2008)

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