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A poisoned cousin, a five-year-old's life, and a family with too many secrets.

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The Lilac Bus by Maeve Binchy

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Also by Maeve Binchy:

A Few of the Girls, March 2016
Hardcover / e-Book
Chestnut Street, May 2014
Hardcover / e-Book
Minding Frankie, March 2011
Hardcover
Heart and Soul, February 2009
Hardcover
Light A Penny Candle, November 2007
Paperback (reprint)
The Copper Beech, June 2007
Paperback
Tara Road, June 2007
Paperback (reprint)
Evening Class, June 2007
Paperback (reprint)
The Return Journey, June 2007
Paperback (reprint)
This Year It Will Be Different, June 2007
Paperback (reprint)
The Glass Lake, June 2007
Paperback (reprint)
The Lilac Bus, June 2007
Paperback (reprint)
Circle of Friends, June 2007
Paperback (reprint)
London Transports, June 2007
Paperback
Silver Wedding, June 2007
Paperback (reprint)
Firefly Summer, June 2007
Paperback (reprint)
Whitethorn Woods, March 2007
Hardcover
Echoes, March 2007
Paperback (reprint)
Deeply Regretted, September 2006
Paperback
Nights Of Rain And Stars, July 2005
Paperback
Irish Girls About Town, February 2005
Paperback (reprint)
Nights of Rain and Stars, September 2004
Hardcover
Quentins, September 2003
Paperback
Scarlet Feather, March 2002
Paperback
Tara Road, July 2000
Mass Market Paperback (reprint)
The Copper Beech, November 0000
Mass Market Paperback
Silver Wedding, November 0000
Mass Market Paperback

THE LILAC BUS
By: Maeve Binchy

Dell
June 2007
On Sale: May 29, 2007
400 pages
ISBN: 0385341741
EAN: 9780385341745
Paperback (reprint)
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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...

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