A review by sineaderoo
The Lilac Bus by Maeve Binchy

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A warm and enjoyable collection of short stories, connected by the mini bus that takes all the characters from Dublin to a rural West of Ireland village every weekend.
It's the mid 1980s, and it's a slice of life of that time. 
I enjoyed getting to know each character and each story contains some progression or resolution for the character. 
There's no over arching forward plot movement though.