A Vicious Circle also follows the life of Mary Quinn. An Irish girl lacking a university education, Mary has a natural writing talent and rises to become a prominent reviewer of new fiction after having been left by her lover of many years, Mark Crawley. Mary makes friends with Adam Sands, a yet unpublished author who keeps his homosexuality a secret from almost everyone including his own mother. When he is dying of an AIDS-related disease, Mary is the only person who remembers and eventually takes care of him.
a vicious circle also follows the life of mary quinn an irish girl lacking a university education mary has a natural writing talent and rises to become a prominent reviewer of new fiction after having been left by her lover of many years mark crawley mary makes friends with adam sands a yet unpublished author who keeps his homosexuality a secret from almost everyone including his own mother when he is dying of an aids-related disease mary is the only person who remembers and eventually takes care of him