Big, soft-featured Benny, an adored only daughter, and Eve, the\nlittle bird-like orphan brought up by the nuns, are best friends in\nthe small Irish town of Knockglen.

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On their first day at University College, Dublin, an accident\nbrings the pair together with fellow students Nan Malone and Jack\nFoley, and new friendships are quickly struck.

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But beneath their carefree student existence, trouble is brewing\nfor the circle of friends.

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Benny, the good-natured clown of the group, always seems to draw\nthe short straw in life, while Nan, selfish and very attractive,\ntakes what she wants without expecting to pay for it.

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And Eve, intensely loyal to Benny, and resentful of Nan’s\ncareless optimism, becomes obsessed with the need to avenge Benny’s\ndisappointments.

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