Circle of Friends

Name: Circle of Friends
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Maeve Binchy
ISBN: 9780553752656

Author: Maeve Binchy

Narrator: Fionnula Flanagan

Abridged: 2 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Random House Audio

Published: 08/01/2000

Categories: Fiction, Sagas, Literary Fiction, Women

Synopsis

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.

About The Author

Maeve Binchy was born and educated in Dublin. She is the author of the bestselling books Tara Road, Evening Class, This Year It Will Be Different, The Glass Lake, The Copper Beech, The Lilac Bus, Silver Wedding, Firefly Summer, Echoes, Light A Penny Candle and London Transports, three volumes of short stories, 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, Gordon Snell, in Dublin.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Melindam on February 27, 2024

This book is the ultimate comfort read for me. A heart-warming, emotionally gratifying & rewarding experience. The one where, after finishing, you just sit & stare out of your head happy & content that again the world has been put to rights. "Circle of Friends" is to me what "The Baronetage" is to S......more

Goodreads review by Ines on March 03, 2020

Love so much this book!! I wanted something simple, light and immediate. "Circle of friends" really kidnapped my heart, especially in such a strange and difficult period that we are living here in Milano,Italy with this Covid -19. The plot is the most classic of stories, the friendship between these......more

Goodreads review by Tea on May 01, 2013

Nažalost, Mev je prošlog leta preminula i ostali smo bez najtoplije irske autorke... Njene knjige plene toplinom i pričama o običnim ljudima i njihovim sudbinama... Knjige za one od 12-100 godina... Ovo je priča o dve devojčice iz male varošice u Irskoj i njihovom odrastanju... Veoma uspešno je i ek......more

Goodreads review by Trish at Between My Lines on August 06, 2013

Do you have a favourite pair of old jeans? Worn to death, washed to that perfect comfortable feel, not the latest edgy trendy cut and colour but still a firm favourite. They are a perfect fit and make you feel good. Ones you pull out and wear time after time? Circle of Friends is the book equivalent......more

Goodreads review by Sondang on July 22, 2007

Still one of my favourite books. Best written book ever. Okey, I love Maeve Binchy, but this book is smashing. I love it from the first until the last page. You'll love all the characters, especially the friendship between Benny and Eve. And eventhough you loathes Nan's behavior, somehow you'll under......more

Quotes

“[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