Tara Road [Hardcover]

MAEVE BINCHY (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 480 pages
• Publisher: New York: Delacorte Press, 1999.; First U.S. edition (1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385333951
• ISBN-13: 978-2702838136
• ASIN: 0385315813
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (532 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,272,282 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Maeve Binchy is the author of numerous best-selling books, including Nights of Rain and Stars, Quentins, Scarlet Feather, Circle of Friends, and Tara Road, which was an Oprah's Book Club selection. She has written for Gourmet; O, The Oprah Magazine; Modern Maturity; and Good Housekeeping, among other publications. She and her husband, Gordon Snell, live in Dalkey, Ireland, and London.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

62 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars DON'T COMPARE MAEVE TO DANIELLE STEELE!, December 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Tara Road: Oprah Selection #26 (Hardcover)

I am giving TARA ROAD three stars because it is not my favorite Maeve Binchy novel - I don't think the secondary characters were developed as well as in some of her other books. Yes, the story has elements of a soap opera, but please don't compare it to anything written by Danielle Steele. I have never been able to get through one chapter of any of her books that have come my way. Okay, I did read MESSAGE FROM NAM, she must have had a ghost-writer. Excuse me, I digress. TARA ROAD is an enjoyable read. The main character, Ria, changes throughout the book, and I really liked her. She seemed very real to me, like a good friend. My only complaint about this book is at times it was a bit slow, and not 100% believable, but so what, it's a novel. The story itself is actually very inspiring, about friendship as well as self-reliance. I definitley recommend TARA ROAD to all Maeve Binchy fans, and for those who've never experienced Maeve, if you like good stories with characters who become like friends, please give her books a try. However, for first time readers of Maeve, you might want to start with ECHOES or EVENING CLASS, which are two of her best!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The review of Tara Road, January 18, 2000

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J. Ketchum (Ocala, FL.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tara Road: Oprah Selection #26 (Hardcover)

Tara Road is a book of true life. You can not trust most friends, your husband can cheat on you, your children aren't prefect and you can change your life course at 40. The book was easy to read and you really don't want it to end. You want to find out what happens to Ria and Colm and all the people on Tara Road. A good book with realistic life experience.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book, December 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Tara Road: Oprah Selection #26 (Hardcover)

I just finished this book last night and loved it. I loved the relationships, they felt very real to me, not sugar-coated. I could not put this book down and am sad that it is over.