The Maeve Binchy Value Collection: The Copper Beech, Circle of Friends, and The Glass Lake

Carved on the trunk of the mighty copper beech tree that embraces the schoolyard in Sharcarrig are declarations of love, hope, and identity- the youthful dreams of the children who studied there. Now grown, yet shaped by their years in the schoolhouse, they lead different lives. "The Copper Beech" tells the story of these eight dreamers. "Circle of Friends" begins with the pair of Benny Hogan and Eve Malone from the village of Knockglen until they leave for university in Dublin and are joined by Nan Mahon and Jack Foley. Long-hidden lies emerge to test the meaning of love and the strength of ties held within the fragile gold bands of a circle of friends. "In The Glass Lake," Maeve Binchy explores the unspoken language between mothers and daughters in an extraordinary story of a mother's secret, a daughter's courage, and the hidden bond between them that neither deceit nor death can destroy.