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The Lilac Bus
 

The Lilac Bus

by Maeve Binchy

The Journey... Every Friday night a lilac-colored minibus leaves Dublin for the Irish country town of Rathdoon with seven weekend commuters on board. All of them, from the joking bank porter to the rich doctor's daughter, have their reasons for making the journey.

The Destination...Rathdoon is the kind of Irish village where family histories are shared and scandals don't stay secret... (read more)

Top tags: fiction,  ireland,  maeve binchy,  contemporary fiction,  irish (all tags)

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Karin
  • Rated 4 stars

“EEN ZATERDAG IN SEPTEMBER

Elk weekend rijdt Tom Fitzgerald met zijn paarse busje in Dublin naar Rathdoon, een kleine plaats op het Ierse platteland. En elk weekend stappen dezelfde passagiers in. Ook deze zaterdag in september zijn ze er allemaal weer. Nancy Morris die maar niet begrijpt waarom iedereen zo afstandelijk tegen haar doet; de vrolijke vriendelijke Dee Burke die ook in Rathdoon niet de innerlijke rust vindt die ze zoekt; Ken Kennedy die zich steeds vreemder lijkt te gaan...”

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Coyotemusic
  • Rated 2 stars

“Love Binchy, but what's great about her novels is their sort of epicness. The short stories just don't do it for me.”

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Community:
  • Rated 3.430303 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 3.5 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Pam W

    pam w said:

    “This was the first Maeve Binchy book I ever read and it still my favorite which I have read twice. The weaving of the stories of each rider is very interesting. The characters are developed in such a way that they become real and I liked them, warts and all. ”

    posted Sunday, February 17 2008
  • jnelson57

    jnelson57 said:

    “I may have to grab this book. Looks great!”

    posted Saturday, July 28 2007
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