maeve binchy gordon snell

The popular children's author Gordon Snell has died aged 93. He married writer Maeve Binchy in 1977 and the couple lived and worked together in their Dalkey home in Dublin until Ms Binchy's death in 2012. Born on 1 October 1932 in Singapore, Mr Snell went on to study at Oxford University before joining the BBC. He met Ms Binchy when she was working at the London office of the Irish Times. Listen: Gordon Snell discussing Maeve Binchy's work on Sunday with Miriam in 2022 After a few years living in London, the couple moved to Dublin and set up home in Dalkey, where they both had prolific writing