The Lilac Bus

I picked up this book on vacation where it had been left behind in a seaside cottage. I had never read anything by Binchy and know how much she is adored. I do not believe this is her best effort. It was a quick read and writing format is very easy to get into. On that scale I would rate the novel with stellar marks. Unfortunately this particular novel is a collection of short stories which were not fully developed nor concluded properly. I had the sense that this may have been one of Bichey's beginning efforts or her cast offs and that following her great success a publisher printed these efforts up for profit. That being said, there was enough positive success within Lilac Bus that I will give this author another read.