The Lilac Bus

The Lilac Bus

First edition
Author	Maeve Binchy
Language	English
Publisher	Ward River Press
Publication date	1984
Publication place	Ireland
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Preceded by	London Transports (1983)
Followed by	Echoes (1985)

The Lilac Bus is a collection of eight interrelated short stories by the writer Maeve Binchy, first published in 1984. The stories were republished by Delacorte Press in 1991 together with the earlier 4-story collection, Dublin 4, under the title The Lilac Bus: Stories.

Set in the 1960s and 1970s,^[1] the book follows a group of seven people from the fictional village of Rathdoon in West Ireland, who all live in Dublin and return home each weekend on a lilac-colored minibus.^[2] Each chapter focuses on a different character, with events described in a previous chapter making their reappearance with new repercussions.^[2]

The book explores how 20th-century characters with strong Roman Catholic values cope with problems such as alcoholism, homosexuality, unwanted pregnancy, infidelity, drug use, divorce, birth control, and abortion.^[2]

The book was made into a television movie in 1990, directed by Giles Foster and starring Con O'Neill, Stephanie Beacham, and Beatie Edney.^[3]

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