num_pages: 565
description: 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 .
language: English
title: Circle of Friends
titlecomplete: Circle of Friends
genres: Fiction, Ireland, Contemporary, Drama, Chick Lit, Irish Literature, Adult, Historical Fiction, Romance, Adult Fiction
ratings_count: 64624
places: Ireland
awards: awardedAt: 315561600000
name: NIN Prize
publisher: Delacorte Press