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"Circle of Friends" is to me what "The Baronetage" is to Sir Walter Elliot in "Persuasion". :)

"...there he found occupation for an idle hour, and consolation in a distressed one; there his faculties were aroused into admiration and respect, ... there any unwelcome sensations ... changed into pity and contempt."

This book is about friendship, love, betrayal, growing up, learning to fight for what is important & learning to let go.

The story takes us to 1957 when Benny (Mary Bernadette) Hogan & Eve Malone are to leave (or are they?) the safe, but limited boundaries of their small Irish hometown of Knockglen -where everyone knows everyone- for the "big, dangerous" city of Dublin.
Benny, an awkward (because she is big and tall), but infinitely kind and funny girl is an only daughter to well-meaning, but elderly parents, who don't seem to realise that she is growing up into a woman. Although they are willing to pay for a university education (strictly Catholic, of course) for Benny, their own plan includes her returning to Knockglen afterwards & marrying her father's assistant (they have a struggling gentlemen's outfit shop), the unappealing, slimy & calculating Sean Walsh.
Eve is an orphan, brought up by the nuns of the Knockglen Catholic Convent (lead by the wonderful, practical Mother Francis), after her late mother's upper-class (Anglo-Irish) family rejects her because she married a low-class, Catholic handyman. She has no funds for university, unless she learns to overcome her pride & ask the Westwards to pay her tuition fee.

In Dublin they meet handsome, popular Jack Foley, cinnamon roll of the University & beautiful, cool Nan Mahon, who is playing a dangerous & ruthless game to get away from her aggressive, drunken father's house both geographically and socially & to land a rich and upper class husband.

The scene is also enriched by a set of very well drawn supporting characters both from the big city & the small town and you cannot help to laugh, cheer, curse or cry as the story unfolds.


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Circle of Friends Maeve Binchy 9780099498599 Books Reviews

An admission comes first I am a fan of Maeve Binchy's books and the small town Irish families that people her books. This is a great example of what Binchy does best - she introduces the reader to a varied, interesting cast of characters, then she weaves their lives together in both expected and unexpected ways. "Circle of Friends" chronicles the evolving relationships of Benny, a young woman from a small town near Dublin entering university. At the beginning of the book, the over-protected Benny has one good friend, a quiet orphan raised in the local convent. The two set out on widely separated paths, but their lives are changed by an accident and the group of college students they meet through it. Benny matures from a shy, only child to a young adult, confident in her choices and future .
Two of the things I loved about this book was how clearly Binchy delineates each character and how deftly she intertwines their lives in the storyline. I think I could almost go to the town and greet them without a preliminary introduction.
One of my favorite books of all time. I read it one to two times a year. Getting the version was the logical step so I can read without worrying about having to get up to turn off the light if I get sleepy!
I read this book many years ago, and, for some reason, decided to read it again. It does start off very slowly, in my opinion, but eventually the reader falls in love with most of the characters. There are several witty scenes that make the reader laugh out loud and as many that bring tears. I truly have felt many of the same feelings as Benny and Eve, so this is the main reason that I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
Maeve Binchy is an Irish writer from Dublin, and I was not familiar with her writing. I ordered a $1.99 digital copy of this book from through BookBub and took a chance. I was not disappointed.

Initially, I thought I would be bored but I was pulled in quickly. The characters became alive to me and they were with me throughout the day. I was so disappointed when the story ended because I did not want the story to end.

Benny, a heavy, big girl with a lively spirit, lives a very sheltered life with her family in Knockglen. When she goes to the University in Dublin, she has to take the bus home at night instead of staying with the other college kids in Dublin. Nevertheless, she meets handsome Jack Foley who falls in love with her and she with him. His immaturity in his love for her causes problems when Benny is occupied with helping her mother and saving the family business after her father’s death. Jack’s inability to wait a few weeks for her to be with him, results in a weekend fling with another girl and then an affair with Nan, one of her best friends, who falsely declares he is the father of her baby. This affair is even more insidious because they use Benny’s friend Eve’s cottage without permission.

When Nan miscarries, Jack wants Benny back, but, although she still loves him, she understands she could never trust that he would remain faithful. Through all of this, she still has her good group of friends, her circle of friends.

Maeve Binchy has written quite a few books as well as plays. I am eager to read more of her work.
"Circle of Friends" is to me what "The Baronetage" is to Sir Walter Elliot in "Persuasion". )

"...there he found occupation for an idle hour, and consolation in a distressed one; there his faculties were aroused into admiration and respect, ... there any unwelcome sensations ... changed into pity and contempt."

This book is about friendship, love, betrayal, growing up, learning to fight for what is important & learning to let go.

The story takes us to 1957 when Benny (Mary Bernadette) Hogan & Eve Malone are to leave (or are they?) the safe, but limited boundaries of their small Irish hometown of Knockglen -where everyone knows everyone- for the "big, dangerous" city of Dublin.
Benny, an awkward (because she is big and tall), but infinitely kind and funny girl is an only daughter to well-meaning, but elderly parents, who don't seem to realise that she is growing up into a woman. Although they are willing to pay for a university education (strictly Catholic, of course) for Benny, their own plan includes her returning to Knockglen afterwards & marrying her father's assistant (they have a struggling gentlemen's outfit shop), the unappealing, slimy & calculating Sean Walsh.
Eve is an orphan, brought up by the nuns of the Knockglen Catholic Convent (lead by the wonderful, practical Mother Francis), after her late mother's upper-class (Anglo-Irish) family rejects her because she married a low-class, Catholic handyman. She has no funds for university, unless she learns to overcome her pride & ask the Westwards to pay her tuition fee.

In Dublin they meet handsome, popular Jack Foley, cinnamon roll of the University & beautiful, cool Nan Mahon, who is playing a dangerous & ruthless game to get away from her aggressive, drunken father's house both geographically and socially & to land a rich and upper class husband.

The scene is also enriched by a set of very well drawn supporting characters both from the big city & the small town and you cannot help to laugh, cheer, curse or cry as the story unfolds.