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Tara Road

By: Maeve Binchy
Narrated by: Kate Binchy
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Summary

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....

©1998 Maeve Binchy (P)1998 Audible Ltd Contemporary Contemporary Romance Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Romance Women's Fiction
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I loved Tara Road when I was younger and was glad to see that Kate Binchy reads this audiobook. Having lived in Ireland but not being Irish, I was very interested in the accents she gives different characters — I felt it injected a lot more class implications into the story than I had been aware of reading the novel. However, this is a warm, engaging reading of one of Maeve Binchy’s best stories, with a varied cast of characters who are exactly like the real Dubliners. If you need a pick-me-up, some easy listening that will carry you along and make you see the good and the true in a world full of sorrow and injustice, you should listen to Tara Road. Enjoy!

A story to warm the heart

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I loved it. Maeve Binchy is a master class in real story telling. There is none of the taste of the “formula” novels of today. Totally original and a real web of characters and lives. Perfectly narrated by Kate Binchy.

As good as ever!

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Great narration and gripping story. Loved the feel good story every day. Love the author - I’ve read a few now.

Great story

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brilliant writing. great story and characters. enjoyed the whole book. well spoken for each character

beautiful

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A gorgeous book, gorgeously narrated. full of warmth, wisdom, compassion and understanding in Maeve Binchy's inimitable way. and absolutely perfectly narrated by Kate Binchy. Very highly recommended.

wonderful, warm and gripping

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