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Circle of Friends

A Novel

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Circle of Friends

Written by: Maeve Binchy
Narrated by: Fionnula Flanagan
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 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.©1991 Maeve Binchy; (P)1991 Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, A Division of Random House, Inc. Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Sagas Women's Fiction

Critic Reviews

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

“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
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I've loved this book for decades and read it whenever I need a lift. This version is abridged to the point where you lose the essence of the characters and story. I'm sad to think that folks who haven't read this before experience it like this for their first time.

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