{"product_id":"the-lilac-bus-9780099498643","title":"The Lilac Bus","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe lilac-coloured minibus belongs to Tom Fitzgerald. Each Friday night it is a meeting place for the same seven people who use it to travel home from Dublin to spend the weekend in Rathdoon. This book conjures up a cast of human characters with real joys and real sadnesses, portrayed with compassion and warmth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaeve Binchy has a gimlet eye for the seething cauldron of  emotions which lies beneath the surface of everyday life * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003eAn adept storyteller with a sharp eye for social nuances and a pleasing affection for her characters * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eHas a lovely warm heart... Her prose is magnificently simple and lucid * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eTouching, gossipy and as warming as a feather bed * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eCompulsive reading ... Ms Binchy has the true story-teller's knack * The Observer *","brand":"Cornerstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732250538327,"sku":"9780099498643","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099498643.jpg?v=1719996140","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-lilac-bus-9780099498643","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}