The Lilac Bus
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The Lilac Bus is a collection of interrelated short stories
by the writer Maeve Binchy
, first published in 1984
. The stories were later republished, along with the earlier collection Dublin 4, in The Lilac Bus: Stories.
It is about a group of seven people from the West of Ireland
village of Rathdoon who all live in Dublin and return home every weekend on the Lilac Bus.
Short Stories
Short Stories may refer to:*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , an American pulp magazine published from 1890-1959*Short Stories, a 1954 collection by O. E...
by the writer Maeve Binchy
Maeve Binchy
Maeve Binchy is an Irish novelist, newspaper columnist and speaker. Educated at University College Dublin, she worked as a teacher then a journalist at The Irish Times and later became a writer of novels and short stories.Many of her novels are set in Ireland, dealing with the tensions between...
, first published in 1984
1984 in literature
The year 1984 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*The book Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell is widely read....
. The stories were later republished, along with the earlier collection Dublin 4, in The Lilac Bus: Stories.
It is about a group of seven people from the West of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
village of Rathdoon who all live in Dublin and return home every weekend on the Lilac Bus.