Circle of Friends - Maeve Binchy

Circle of Friends ------------------------ I heard a lot about this book and finally decided to buy it last month. The book is built around main character Benny Hogan in the back ground of an Irish landscape . The era of the story is set in old cultural mix and is really delightful to read through. Benny has come across Eve in her early years and they form a close relation. Maeve Binchy has really breathed a warm ambience for their true friendship and closeness coupled with the childhood innocence. During her college career Benny meets new people and the story rolls on to show the entire circle of friends. The two naïve ladies enter their ...  Read the complete review

Circle of Friends is another one of Maeve Binchey's amazing stories which are such a delight to read. There was Benny who was the only daughter that had large type features where as her friend Eve was very petit that had been brought up by nuns in a very small Irish town called Knockglen. They both went to the Uinversity College which was in Dublin found themselves in a close knit circle of friends or was it so close? In this circle of friends there was also students Nan Malone & Jack Foley.After a time they would find that cracks will start to show in their close friendship. Benny who was always good natured and you could say even clown like always ...  Read the complete review