false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169806882m/41977.jpg 41977 41 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. 3152550 1990 Circle of Friends total:7881|5:1920|4:3267|3:2271|2:375|1:48| 7881 30279 9261 465 4 3 false false Fri Aug 24 10:46:54 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 24 10:58:17 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Sun Jul 22 03:08:28 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 22 03:11:45 -0700 2007 You'll love all the characters, especially the friendship between Benny and Eve. And eventhough you loathes Nan's behavior, somehow you'll...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Aug 13 06:31:43 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 07:11:41 -0700 2007
Circle of Friends is a novel that follows the lives of childhood friends, Benny Hogan and Eve Malone, growing up in the quiet Irish village of Knockglen. As the girls grow into college-aged wo...more...]]> 4 1 true false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Wed May 16 15:16:42 -0700 2007 Wed May 16 15:22:02 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 20:54:16 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 12:12:35 -0700 2008
I personally found the storyline a little slow for my liking...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Fri Jan 02 19:34:52 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 19:38:32 -0800 2009
I knew that I wanted to write more on this lovely book, but that it would take some time and thought. Unfortunately, now, I have allowed too much time to pass, and can't remember much of what I wanted to write! *ack*
...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 12:06:21 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 11:43:13 -0700 2009 Circle of Friends is a story about a group of friends in Ireland. It begins when Benny's mother makes her invite Eve to her tenth birthday party. Benny's mother feels sorry for Eve, because she is being raised in the convent and the family she does have does not want anything to do with her. The ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 22 14:30:20 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 18:15:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue May 27 02:44:18 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 02:45:15 -0700 2008 She's formulaic, but you know what to expect sort of. Relaxing reads usually.]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 08:05:07 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 07:53:17 -0800 2009
I love this author. She has such great character development. It makes me feel like I really know the characters, and they are so realistic and...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 1995 Wed May 20 12:50:02 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 13:47:57 -0700 2009 Circle of Friends centers around Bennie (short for Ber...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 02:10:53 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 02:17:56 -0700 2009 Big generous-hearted Benny and the elfin Eve Malone have been best friends throughout their childhoods in sleepy Knockglen.
When they both go to study in Dublin, they meet a circle of friends that includes handsome Jack Foley ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 17:12:56 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 17:13:56 -0700 2008 4 1 false false Tue Mar 04 19:29:06 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 04 19:29:22 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 19:47:46 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 19:54:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Wed Feb 04 17:13:57 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 17:17:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 22:01:04 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 11:40:59 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Feb 11 12:30:15 -0800 2009 Mon May 25 17:29:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Sep 09 06:23:32 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 19 07:44:38 -0800 2009
This novel takes place in the late 40's to late 50's Ireland in a small town outside of Dublin centered around two girls, Eve and Benny who are friends from childhood. It takes us through their acheivements and sorrows. I...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Mar 26 17:16:09 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 17:16:09 -0700 2008
Two Irish Catholic friends head off to school in Dublin in the '50s. Eve is an orphan bitter with the Protestant family who disowned her mother and Benny is a heavy-set only chi...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=41977