{"product_id":"the-lilac-bus-stories-9780440213024","title":"The Lilac Bus: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - \"Maeve Binchy is a grand storyteller in the finest Irish tradition.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Journey\u003c\/b\u003e . . . 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Destination \u003c\/b\u003e. . . 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 . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Lilac Bus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaeve Binchy was born and educated in Dublin. She is the bestselling author of \u003cb\u003eThe Return Journey, Evening Class, This Year It Will Be Different, \u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Glass Lakes\u003c\/b\u003e. She has written two plays and a teleplay that won three awards at the Prague Film Festival. She has been writing for The Irish Times since 1969 and lives with her husband, writer and broadcaster Gordon Snell, in Dublin.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749267996946,"sku":"9780440213024","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_623e6414-869a-4a71-b6b4-c040a40fa267.jpg?v=1764074458","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lilac-bus-stories-9780440213024","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}