The Journey -- Every Friday night young Ron Fitzgerald's lilac-colored
minibus leaves Dublin for the Irish country town of Rathdoon with seven
weekend commuters on board. All of them, from the joking bank porter,
Mikey Burns, who plays the buffoon while his brother makes a fortune in
the family business, to the rich doctor's daughter, Dee Burke, who is
having a secret affair with a married man, have their reasons for making
the journey. The Destination, Rathdoon, is the kind of Irish Village
where family histories are shared and scandals don't stay secret for
long. And this weekend, when Tom's bus pulls in, the riders find the
unexpected waiting for them... as each of their very private lives
unfolds to reveal a sharp betrayal of the heart, a young man's crime,
and chance for new dreams among the eight intriguing men and women on...
"The Lilac Bus."
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