Title: Tara Road
Author: Maeve Binchy
ISBN: 0-440-23559-6
I like this book. It hit a nerve.
I've always been touchy about extra-marital affairs. Throw in an innocent wife, a best friend who betrays you, a self-righteous husband and there you have it: a boiling Grace, even though it may really be none of my business.
The storyline is nothing new: after all, unfaithfulness and betrayal have been around since the days of Genesis. Human nature has hardly evolved over the years. Yet what makes this book a good read is the totality of the story. I'm talking about Maeve Binchy laying out the story from the start - telling us of Ria (the heroine) as a young girl, then getting married, sticking with the husband through thick and thin and ultimately of the inevitable heartbreak.
The story is very real, the foundation for infidelity is insidiously paved throughout the years, and it is hard to lay the blame on anyone - except, perhaps for the fact that Ria's husband unfortunately has the male weakness amplified in his character. I can't believe I'm saying this, but the objective part of me grudgingly admits that Ria could perhaps have been more attentive to her husband to avoid this heartbreak.
I cried BUCKETS when I read this story - probably cried myself sick reading it. Why? Because I hate sad endings, because I know these things happen for real, and because I kept imagining myself as Ria and it hurt so badly to be betrayed. It's a good reminder for myself to be less oblivious and be more in tune with my surroundings.
Additional credits: This book is on Oprah's Book Club list. I'd recommend this book for girls!
Read more about Tara Road here.
Author: Maeve Binchy
ISBN: 0-440-23559-6
I like this book. It hit a nerve.
I've always been touchy about extra-marital affairs. Throw in an innocent wife, a best friend who betrays you, a self-righteous husband and there you have it: a boiling Grace, even though it may really be none of my business.
The storyline is nothing new: after all, unfaithfulness and betrayal have been around since the days of Genesis. Human nature has hardly evolved over the years. Yet what makes this book a good read is the totality of the story. I'm talking about Maeve Binchy laying out the story from the start - telling us of Ria (the heroine) as a young girl, then getting married, sticking with the husband through thick and thin and ultimately of the inevitable heartbreak.
The story is very real, the foundation for infidelity is insidiously paved throughout the years, and it is hard to lay the blame on anyone - except, perhaps for the fact that Ria's husband unfortunately has the male weakness amplified in his character. I can't believe I'm saying this, but the objective part of me grudgingly admits that Ria could perhaps have been more attentive to her husband to avoid this heartbreak.
I cried BUCKETS when I read this story - probably cried myself sick reading it. Why? Because I hate sad endings, because I know these things happen for real, and because I kept imagining myself as Ria and it hurt so badly to be betrayed. It's a good reminder for myself to be less oblivious and be more in tune with my surroundings.
Additional credits: This book is on Oprah's Book Club list. I'd recommend this book for girls!
Read more about Tara Road here.
3 comments:
wow looks like a good book that I can read! thanks for recommending. Can I get it at MPH?
Errr...I think you definitely can get it there. Just quote the ISBN. I got mine from Pay Less Books. Hehehe.
I'm not to sure if i should be happy or worried......
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