The Copper BeechBy: Maeve Binchy 'Her storytelling ability is second to none' Mail on Sunday 'Maeve Binchy is a master storyteller' New York Times An old copper beech overlooks a school, and witnesses all the hopes and loves, dreams and ambitions of the children who grew up there Shancarrig School stands in the shade of a glorious old copper beech whose colours tell the passing of the seasons and the years: a tree that has watched over many lives. The school mistress