| The Lilac Bus: Stories Contributor(s): Binchy, Maeve (Author) |
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ISBN: 0440213029 ISBN-13: 9780440213024 Publisher: Dell OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: June 1992 Annotation: 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 for long. And this weekend, when the bus pulls in, the riders find the unexpected waiting for them...as each of their private lives unfolds to reveal a sharp betrayal of the heart, a young man's crime, and a chance for new dreams among the eight intriguing men and women on... Plus a special bonus in this volume...Maeve Binchy's DUBLIN 4 tales--a truly unforgettable collection of stories about today's Ireland that captures the profound intimacy and drama of ordinary lives. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Women - Fiction | Sagas |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 800 |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 4.17" W x 6.78" (0.44 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 for long. And this weekend, when the bus pulls in, the riders find the unexpected waiting for them...as each of their private lives unfolds to reveal a sharp betrayal of the heart, a young man's crime, and a chance for new dreams among the eight intriguing men and women on... |