Barefoot Over Stones

"What would it take to destroy your closest friendship?" asks thisenthralling debut novel about love, loss, and friendship by a sparkling new Irish writerAlison and Ciara meet at college in Dublin and soon become firm allies, sharing an apartmentand facing the world together. Ciara is all that Alison aspires to besassy, confident, and fearless. Although their backgrounds could not be more different, they find solace and humor in each other s company. That is, until gorgeous Dan Abernethy, a young medical student, enters their lives, and everything changes irrevocably. Friendship loses out when love turns Alison s world upside down and a terrible betrayal threatens the closeness known only to best friends. It is only when tragedy strikes many years later that Alison and Ciara are able to discover the redemptive power of friendship."