The Journey — Every Friday night young Ron Fitzgerald’s 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, Mikey Burns, who plays the buffoon while his brother makes a fortune in the family business, to the rich doctor’s daughter, Dee Burke, who is having a secret affair with a married man, … man, 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 Tom’s bus pulls in, the riders find the unexpected waiting for them… as each of their very private lives unfolds to reveal a sharp betrayal of the heart, a young man’s crime, and chance for new dreams among the eight intriguing men and women on… The Lilac Bus.
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None of the stories were completed. I felt cheated. I read all of the book, but was very disappointed. I have read several of the author’s other books and have enjoyed them.
The first half of the book is broken into one chapter per person who rides the Lilac Bus. There is not a complete story. Each chapter leaves you wanting more. More about each person. Something other than the bus to tie them together. It felt so incomplete.
Then, the second half of the book was short stories. Again, very incomplete. I read …
I thought it would be one story with connected characters but it was all over the place. Not the Maeve Binchy I remember
Not my favorite Maeve Binchy book. I felt like each story left me hanging with no closure.
Just didn’t come together for me
I’m reading the book and all of a sudden it ends and I get another story, wth! Have no idea how the Lilcac Bus ends. Strange
I enjoyed about half of the book, and then it became very disjointed
disjointed. Not Her best work.
Mauve Binchly is a great character writer and always interesting and easy to follow. She is enjoyable to read—not deep or tragic, but humorous and whimsical!
Not her best story !
many stories started but never ended…I’ve read several of her books this was very confusing.
Love this author!!
This book was not one of her best.
Did not care for.
Love this author but this collection of short stories was my least favorite.
Interesting characters and the way they develop and change.
A lively irish tale about quirky likeable characters on a tour through Ireland. Fun read!
second half of book had nothing to do with first half… Disappointing
I hated the way the book ended. I just didn’t “get it”.
I’ve loved all of her books equally