by Maeve Binchy (Author)
Ria and Marilyn have never met - they live thousands of miles apart, separated by the Atlantic Ocean: one in a big, warm, Victorian house in Tara Road, Dublin, the other in a modern, open-plan house in New England. Two more unlikely friends would be hard to find: Ria's life revolves around her family and friends, while Marilyn's reserve is born of grief. 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 as Ria and Marilyn swap lives for the summer ...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 656
Edition: New
Publisher: Orion
Published: 30 Apr 1999
ISBN 10: 0752826026
ISBN 13: 9780752826028
Book Overview: Maeve Binchy is one of today's most successful and best-loved authors, read all over the world and translated into 30 languages. All her most recent novels have been Sunday Times No.1 bestsellers and Guardian fastsellers. There are now over 6.5 million copies of Maeve Binchy Orion paperbacks in print and she always receives terrific reviews: 'In 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. 'Full of characteristic humour and warmth, a lovely read' Sunday Mirror. 'This is Binchy at her very best, telling stories with charm, humour and pathos' Mail on Sunday. 'Absorbing and delightful' Sunday Times. 'She is an extraordinarily adept storyteller ... quite simply streets ahead of her rivals in the bestseller business' Irish Times. In the top 100 bestselling Irish titles Maeve Binchy occupies seven of the top twenty places including the number one slot.