Tara Road (78 page)

'And you'll keep an eye on things from over there,' Annie said.

'Yes, and you from here?' Marilyn begged.

'Sure.'

Sean Maine shook her hand gravely and Brian gave her an embarrassed hug. Marilyn Vine looked at Annie Lynch. The blonde, beautiful, nearly fifteen-year-old Annie walked up to her mother and put an arm around Ria's waist. 'We'll keep the world ticking over until you get back,' she said. 'Won't we, Mam?'

'Of course we will,' said Ria, realising that it might be possible after all.

Other Books by Maeve Binchy:

Light a Penny Candle Echoes London Transports Dublin The Lilac Bus Firefly Summer Silver Wedding Circle of Friends The Copper Beech The Glass Lake Evening Class Cross Lines (short stories)

Copyright -! Maeve Binchy 1998 All rights reserved The right of Maeve Binchy to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

First published in Great Britain in 1998 by Orion.

An imprint of Orion Books Ltd Orion House, 5 Upper St Martin's Lane, London WCIH 9EA

A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Typeset by Deltatype Ltd, Birkenhead, Merseyside Printed in Great Britain by Butler 8c Tanner Ltd, Frome and London Scan Notes:

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