On a whim, Ria decides to exchange houses with an American named Marilyn Vine. When Ria proposes having a third child, Danny confesses that he is with a 22 year old woman who is pregnant.

Also present on Tara Road is a restaurant owned by recovering alcoholic Colm Barry.ĭanny and Ria have two children, Annie and Brian. Nora blossoms at Tara Road and Rosemary enjoys her posh new flat. More people move to Tara Road including Rosemary and Ria's mother, Nora. Ria feels guilty about the affair because she likes Barney's wife Mona as well as Polly, who is also her employer. Meanwhile, Danny works hard and spends a great deal of time with Barney McCarthy and his mistress Polly. Ria throws herself into remodeling 16 Tara Road and making it into a home. Ria becomes pregnant and she and Danny marry. The story moves quickly from this point on. If his plan is successful, they will have enough money to buy the house on Tara Road. Ria is surprised that Danny would undercut his own company. He plans to approach McCarthy directly and make suggestions on how to sell the house. Danny tells Ria on the side that he has a plan to sell the house. The house is not selling and the agency works on various ideas to make the sale. The real estate agency struggles to sell a large mansion belonging to mogul Barney McCarthy. He is so enthusiastic that Ria also feels hope for the old house.ĭanny and Ria fall in love and the couple becomes inseparable.ĭanny tells Ria that their first time at Tara Road is a date to be remembered - December 28, 1982. 10ĭanny tells Ria he dreams of owning the house on Tara Road. Poor Sean O'Brien's uncle must have been a bit of a no-hoper like Sean himself, it must have been a great house once.' Chap.

Big houses with gardens full of trees, small houses facing right on the street.

The house is beautiful but in need of major repair. Instantly smitten with Danny and after dating for a time, Ria investigates his temporary home on Tara Road. He is attractive and charismatic and Ria falls for him immediately. Ria meets a new member of the team, Danny Lynch, who arrives at the real estate office. Ria gets a job at a real estate firm and one of Ria's co-workers, Rosemary Ryan, becomes a fast friend. The girls also talk about their future plans. The story begins with the author describing the teenage lives of Ria and Hilary Johnson.

Tara road by maeve binchy