{"product_id":"tara-road-9781398715196","title":"Tara Road","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a new introduction by Lorraine Kelly, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003ci\u003e THE ISLAND SWIMMER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''This is Binchy at her best'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMAIL ON SUNDAY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A brilliant storyteller'' \u003cb\u003eGRAHAM NORTON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRia and Marilyn have never met, but they''re about to switch lives for the summer...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Ria Lynch \u003c\/b\u003elives in a big, warm, Victorian house in Tara Road, Dublin, where her life revolves around family and friends. \u003cb\u003eMarilyn Vine \u003c\/b\u003elives thousands of miles away in a quiet, modern house in New England. After a terrible loss, she has closed herself off from the world. Two more unlikely friends would be hard to find, but when each needs a place to escape to, a house exchange seems the ideal solution. Along with the borrowed houses come neighbours and friends, gossip and speculation, and Ria and Marilyn soon realise that swapping lives won''t be the peaceful escape they''d been hoping for ... Though it might turn out to\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn irresistible tale * ELLE *\u003cbr\u003eWhat is Maeve Binchy's magic? Every time she publishes a novel the race is on to the armchair or the poolside seat, telephones fall eerily silent . . . Her great gift is to suck her reader into the drama of everyday lives without fuss . . . She relies on dialogue and on keeping up a cracking pace * DAILY MAIL *\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tender novel of the pleasures and pitfalls of friendship, TARA ROAD is an ultra-modern \u003cbr\u003elove story for women, about women, between women that is sure to delight\u003c\/p\u003e * NEWSDAY *\u003cbr\u003eEngrossing * WALL STREET JOURNAL *\u003cbr\u003eYou can see why, for a legion of female readers, Maeve Binchy is a one-woman opiate of the people * EVENING STANDARD *\u003cbr\u003eShe is one of the few writers who can pull at your heartstrings . . . The author's great skill is to draw you into the world she creates, so that reading her books is like gossiping with old friends * DAILY EXPRESS *\u003cbr\u003eBinchy is a consummate storyteller who involves the reader in the world she creates ... Binchy is a Dickens: she writes about the dilemmas of human beings with a backdrop which describes the manners and morals of a society * IRISH TIMES *\u003cbr\u003eMaeve Binchy's novels are just the kind of comforting companions so many women can't wait to take to bed ... Binchy's prose flows as naturally as conversation with a good friend * THE LADY *\u003cbr\u003eTwo women, one from Dublin one from New England, end up on a house swap for the summer and find their lives changed for ever. Another tale with strong female characters and the importance of friendship. As always there are a host of characters to keep the interest going and plenty to make the reader question the nature of relationships * LOVE READING *\u003cbr\u003eShe is the Queen of Fiction and one of the funniest and best-loved storytellers in the world...once you read Maeve you are hooked for life * IRISH TIMES *\u003cbr\u003eMaeve Binchy's work continues to inspire ... thought-provoking, warm and funny in equal measure * WOMAN *\u003cbr\u003eIn TARA ROAD the extraordinary Maeve Binchy spins an irresistible tale of modern life, creating a world so packed with telling details and emotional perspicacity that you feel instantly connected to the heartbroken Ria Lynch and Marilyn Vine * ELLE *\u003cbr\u003eAbsorbing and delightful * SUNDAY TIMES *\u003cbr\u003eFull of characteristic humour and warmth, a lovely read * SUNDAY MIRROR *\u003cbr\u003eMoving, original, funny and entertaining... It's the same skill shown in their craft by Irish writers such as Marian Keyes and Sally Rooney. A rare gift. -- Róisín Ingle * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eThere is always a moment of mild astonishment when you turn the final page of a Maeve Binchy novel and look up, only to discover that the characters don't actually live in your house * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eTARA ROAD, even years later, is still everything you want in a Maeve Binchy book. It's moving, original, funny and entertaining...It's the same skill shown in their craft by Irish writers such as Marian Keyes and Sally Rooney. A rare gift -- Roisin Ingle * IRISH TIMES *","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738837496151,"sku":"9781398715196","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781398715196.jpg?v=1720050339","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/tara-road-9781398715196","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}