Circle of Friends: A Novel

· Sold by Dell
4.7
39 reviews
Ebook
608
Pages
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About this ebook

“[An] irresistible invitation to share the lives of people who believe in enduring values.”—Detroit Free Press

It began with Benny Hogan and Eve Malone, growing up, inseparable, in the village of Knockglen.

Benny—the only child, yearning to break free from her adoring parents. . . .
Eve—the orphaned offspring of a convent handyman and a rebellious blueblood, abandoned by her mother's wealthy family to be raised by nuns.
Eve and Benny—they knew the sins and secrets behind every villager's lace curtains . . . except their own.

It widened at Dublin, at the university where Benny and Eve met beautiful Nan Mahlon and Jack Foley, a doctor's handsome son. But heartbreak and betrayal would bring the worlds of Knockglen and Dublin into explosive collision. Long-hidden lies would emerge to test the meaning of love and the strength of ties held within the fragile gold bands of a. . . Circle Of Friends.

Praise for Circle of Friends

“A rare pleasure . . . at terrific tale, told by a master storyteller.”—Susan Isaacs, The New York Times Book Review

Circle of Friends welcomes you in.”The Washington Post

Ratings and reviews

4.7
39 reviews
Lauren Jean
March 15, 2015
I love this book AND the movie. Every woman has had a friend like Nan... sigh. It's definitely a story any young woman can relate to.
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Kim Adkins
March 14, 2016
I love this book. Minnie Driver was great as Benny in the movie but I prefer the book ending.
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Krystyl Queen
January 3, 2013
I despise Nan....
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About the author

Maeve Binchy was born and educated in Dublin. She is the bestselling author of The Return Journey, Evening Class, This Year It Will Be Different, and The Glass Lakes. She has written two plays and a teleplay that won three awards at the Prague Film Festival. She has been writing for The Irish Times since 1969 and lives with her husband, writer and broadcaster Gordon Snell, in Dublin.

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