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Tara Road
 

Tara Road (Oprah's Book Club)

by Maeve Binchy

Oprah Book Club® Selection, September 1999: Against all odds, two newlyweds manage to buy the house of their dreams. In 1982, property speculation is beginning to be a big, big thing in Dublin--and their street is very much in an up-and-coming part of town. "They laughed and hugged each other. Danny Lynch from the broken-down cottage in the back of beyond and Ria Johnson from the corner... (read more)

Top tags: fiction,  ireland,  relationships,  contemporary fiction,  chick lit (all tags)

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Grapes
  • Rated 5 stars

“I love this book. As I read the book, I would dream about living on Tara Road. I loved the idea of switching homes. I also always like how Maeve Binchy mixes in the complicated problems people are dealing with in her books.”

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  • Rated 3.725092 stars
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  • Rated 4 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Luigi

    luigi said:

    “to sweetafton: the ending is pretty satisfying. nothing really explosive but there, i said it, satisfying. Ria went back to Tara Road, Mona saved them from the bankruptcy and threw Polly out. Danny stayed with the waif Bernadette and Colm have great designs on Ria, but nothing really definite.”

    posted Saturday, July 12 2008
  • Luigi

    luigi said:

    “pretty mindless? excuse me? soaps in TV are very far from reading it in books. do you really READ books? i hope you know what you're saying.”

    posted Saturday, July 12 2008
  • Janyce

    janyce said:

    “Ok if you like soap operas...pretty mindless read...”

    posted Friday, June 20 2008
  • love2ritabook

    love2ritabook said:

    “I think we all know a Danny & Ria couple in our lives. Especially Danny the Dreamer. I enjoyed it very much. Loved following the house remodel as money started to come in. A good story about the start of true love, and how you must work to keep it, even if it does not end up all wine and roses.”

    posted Thursday, March 6 2008
  • Grace

    grace said:

    “one of the most interesting books i've read. You feel like a part of the whole plot... its indeed a lovely book”

    posted Monday, January 21 2008
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