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Circle of Friends (Coronet Books) (Paperback)

by Maeve Binchy (Author) "The kitchen was full of the smells of baking ..." (more)

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Paperback: 512 pages
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd; New edition edition (9 Sep 1991)
Language English
ISBN-10: 034055133X
ISBN-13: 978-0340551332
Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 11.4 x 3.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,321,066 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Benny and her best friend Eve have grown up in Knockglen, a sleepy small town. When they are old enough, their one thought is to get to Dublin, to university and freedom. But it is in Knockglen that Benny and Eve's new friends will find passion, tragedy and the independence they yearn for.

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An enchanting novel of fierce loyalty and love in changing times, from the bestselling author of Light a Penny Candle --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read!, 21 May 2000

By	ukf32@hotmail.com (Bristol - England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Circle of Friends (Paperback)

The second Maeve Binchy book I ever read and now I've read them all this is still the best. The characters almost seem real - you feel you know them and the book ends you want to keep reading about them - if only the author would write a follow-up! Great Book - Great Read

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, un-putdownable., 7 May 2000

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This book is brilliant. It was the first Binchy novel that I read and is by far the best. The characters are alive and the story is completely gripping - ranging from painfully sad to hilarity. Buy it, read it!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Another Triumph for Maeve Binchey!, 11 Jul 2005

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Having read many of Maeve Bincheys books, i have to say that Cirle of Frieds, one of her earlier novels, is easily one of the best, and a book i would happily recommend to anyone looking for an entertaining, laugh-out-loud, hankies at the ready book.

Based on two friends, Benny and Eve, from a sleepy village in Ireland, the book centres on friendship and growing up. Binchey deals with love, tradegy, the struggle to fit in, and the strength of true loyalty between friends.

The characters are wonderful, people you love, like, dislike and hate. People you relate to and people you can easily imagine. Maeve Binchey has a talent of making you feel part of the story, making the characters seem like people you know and the heartaches feel like they are yours.

I laughed out loud at this book, as i do at most Binchey novels, she is a truly humerous Irish author. I also shed a few tears! The Irish backdrop, the accents and the life in a Catholic village with nuns for teachers, is ever popular in Bincheys stories and a formula that works again and again.

Read this book. . . . and appreciate the people close to you. Too often we take the people we love for granted. . . .let Circle of Friends show you real strength among true friends!

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5.0 out of 5 stars The best. Full stop
This is my favourite book and has been since I first read it at the age of 17, and I get just as much out of it ten years on as I did back then. Read more

Published 13 days ago by AFan

1.0 out of 5 stars A month too long!
I ordered an item on the 20th April, a week and a half later -there was no sign of it. I contacted the seller and she contacted me back quickly to advise me she would follow up... Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Irish life
The story starts in a little Irish town outside Dublin City called Knockglen. Two ten year old girls become the best of friends. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars The One and Only
I loved this book. I have read others by Binchy and did not enjoy them as much as I enjoyed this book. Read more

Published 16 months ago by lani

1.0 out of 5 stars To be fair to our maeve, after reading tara road,
I decided to try another one of her books - this one - and i still think someone should give her a nudge and wake her up.

Published 19 months ago by Leeds lass

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly wonderful!
This book is the grandest book I have ever read. It pulls you into to it, makes you feel as if you are part of the story, as if one of the characters. Read more

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3.0 out of 5 stars good- relatively speaking
This book is one of two I received for my birthday. I read this one first simply because I know this is a best-selling author and so I assumed this book MUST be good. Read more

Published on 23 Jul 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars A perfect insight into the power of friendship.
I adored this book from end to end. Meave binchy managed to keep me guessing all the way through i was not disappointed with the outcome. Read more

Published on 3 May 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars I did not want to put this book down until I had read it.
After several years since reading Circle of Friends, I can still remember it. You felt for the main female charector and followed her through the years she developed into a young... Read more

Published on 15 Mar 2000

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