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Summary: Another winner from Maeve
Review: I've read all of Binchy's novels with delight (except for Firefly Summer which I hated)and this one was especially good. She is such a great storyteller and I was especially charmed by Ria and her children. The ending wasn't the strongest or most satisfying (hence 4, instead of 5, stars) but then again I was so sad to be leaving these new found friends that perhaps any ending would have disappointed me! There was a sequel for Light A Penny Candle...maybe for this one too?
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Summary: You have to read this book!!
Review: I thought this was a great book. It would encourage me to read other books by Maeve. It was long, but once I got into it, I didn't want to put it down. My favorite character was Annie, because I could really relate to her. You MUST read this book!
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Summary: Terrific! Her best tale yet.
Review: TARA ROAD is one of those books that totally absorbs one in the characters. I really hated to finish it. It is a well-told tale of growth, betrayal, secrets uncovered, and some wonderfully funny bits that leaven a story that in weaker hands could have been just a soap opera. Instead it makes me long for Maeve's next book with great anticipation. I also enjoyed her Evening Class, though this one is even better
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Summary: What a Trip!
Review: I have always wanted to go to Ireland, having been born a Murphy. Now I think I have. I visited a fascinating family, hung around the local pub for all the blab, helped sort out some problems, and then came home, enriched. This is my first Binchy but will not be my last. Strange, I could hear my dearly departed Irish relatives loud and clear.
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Summary: Slow moving down Tara Road
Review: I have read all of Maeve Binchy books. I like them all. I did find the first 1/3 of Tara Road to move extremely slow. The buildup of Ria's life went on and on. While it moved slow, I still would recommend fans of Maeve Binchy to read Tara Road. I liked the developement of Ria's character, especially after she went to the United States.
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Summary: Hard to start but well worth in the end.
Review: I have trouble starting Binchy's books and gave up on this one after about 100 pages. Picked it up again later and got into it! I really felt that I got to know the characters. I now want to go back and read some more of her books.
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: This was the first book I have read by this author. I just loved it. I carried these characters in my heart wherever I went. I looked forward to every free moment I had in order to find out what they were up to next.At the end, I cried as though I were leaving my best friends. I recommend Tara Road highly.
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Summary: Binchy should stick to writing about OLD Ireland.
Review: Although the characters in Tara Road are true to Binchy's style, the plot was trite. I felt as though I were reading a typical modern story, soap opera fare. I'm disappointed in this most recent book. After waiting months for a charming story set in old Ireland, I was shocked to read about people e-mailing each other, drug busts, and other odious modernities. Anybody can write about that stuff--come on, Maeve!
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Summary: The best Binchy book yet !
Review: This book captured my attention from the first page - I got bored with Ms Binchy's books apart from the Lilac Bus and her short stories - this novel was very different, very realistic and modern (never really liked her previous books - too "Maureen O'Hara" for my taste). A great read - too bad I had it finished in 3 days.
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Summary: Binchy's characters become friends that we will truly miss.
Review: Tara Road is Binchy's best work since the acclaimed Circle of Friends. Ria Lynch could be any woman, although most women would not chose to admit this. Ria, naive and innocent at the start of the book, grows and yet does not change. After her husband leaves her for a mere child, she does not become hardened and cynical , she merely blossoms. At the end of the story her values remain the same; family and frienship. Marilyn, from the United States, has lost her only child in an accident, and goes to Ireland to be alone with her grief. Instead she finds peace in the havoc of Ria Lynches life. She becomes Ria's most important friend, unbeknown to Ria herself. The two women share their homes, friends, families, and secrets; the medicine that each needs. Both women are healed in the process. Binchy's characters are so well developed that when the story ends, the reader feels a loss for those friends found within the pages.
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