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Circle of Friends

By Maeve Binchy

Fiction, General, Sagas, Romance, Coming of Age, City Life, Friendship | 560 pages
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Big, generous-hearted Benny and the elfin Eve Malone have been best friends growing up in sleepy Knockglen. Their one thought is to get to Dublin, to university and to freedom...

On their first day at University College, Dublin, the inseparable pair are thrown together with fellow students Nan Malone, beautiful but selfish, and handsome Jack Foley. But trouble is brewing for Benny and Eve's new circle of friends, and before long, they find passion, tragedy - and the independence they yearned for.

'Binchy's novels are never less than entertaining. They are, without exception, repositories of common sense and good humour... chronicled with tenderness and wit'
Sunday Times

'Full of warmth and pure delight'
Woman & Home

'As gripping as a blockbuster, but infinitely gentler and wiser' Cosmopolitan


Fiction
Arrow Books
ISBN 0099498596
�6.99
www.randomhouse.co.uk

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Rachel Madill
27th Jan 2025
"Love this book so much. It really captures your heart. It has a slow pace but perfectly rounded characters and a great plot. You can't put it down. You will find yourself caring about the character and what happens to them. I read it first over 20 years ago and it is just as good today as back then. An easy and entertaining read."
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