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Book Review of The Lilac Bus

The Lilac Bus
The Lilac Bus
Author: Maeve Binchy
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


"Maeve Binchy novels are about ordinary people who have the sort of problems that most people have. Her characters are often working class people who have money worries, problematic personal relationships, and frequently work in dead-end jobs.

In "The Lilac Bus," 7 people who live and work in Dublin, take the lilac bus owned and driven by Tom Fitzgerald, back home to the village of Rathdoon. They arrive late every Friday night and return to Dublin--to their jobs--on Sunday nights. To the other villagers, it's somewhat of a puzzle why anyone who could spend a weekend in Dublin, would choose to come home every single weekend. "The Lilac Bus" is a series of short stories which solve the puzzle of the bus passengers' individual desire or obligation to return to Rathdoon. Each passenger has a unique story, and yet somehow the stories are connecting too.

Following the 8 stories about the bus passengers, Bicnhy gives the reader four additional short stories about Dubliners..." amazon