{"product_id":"circle-of-friends-9780440211266","title":"Circle of Friends","description":"\u003cb\u003e\" An] irresistible invitation to share the lives of people who believe in enduring values.\"--Detroit Free Press\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt began with Benny Hogan and Eve Malone, growing up, inseparable, in the village of Knockglen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBenny--the only child, yearning to break free from her adoring parents. . . . \u003cbr\u003eEve--the orphaned offspring of a convent handyman and a rebellious blueblood, abandoned by her mother's wealthy family to be raised by nuns. \u003cbr\u003eEve and Benny--they knew the sins and secrets behind every villager's lace curtains . . . except their own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. . . \u003ci\u003eCircle Of Friends.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Circle of Friends\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A rare pleasure . . . at terrific tale, told by a master storyteller.\"\u003cb\u003e--Susan Isaacs, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCircle of Friends \u003c\/i\u003ewelcomes you in.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaeve Binchy was born and educated in Dublin. She is the bestselling author of \u003cb\u003eThe Return Journey, Evening Class, This Year It Will Be Different, \u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Glass Lakes\u003c\/b\u003e. She has written two plays and a teleplay that won three awards at the Prague Film Festival. She has been writing for The Irish Times since 1969 and lives with her husband, writer and broadcaster Gordon Snell, in Dublin.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50411442536722,"sku":"9780440211266","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6d6ef953-08f6-4477-9a46-b345743aa26e.jpg?v=1729311936","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/circle-of-friends-9780440211266","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}