Originally published as two separate volumes, these collections were gathered together in one volume as Victoria Line, Central Line. In the US this was re-titled London Transports. The UK audio edition also uses that title.
With her characteristic mix of compassionate humour and biting realism, this vintage collection of stories is Maeve Binchy at her very best.
Millions of people travel on London’s tube every day, yet we usually give our fellow passengers only a cursory glance. But each one of these nameless passengers has their own story to tell.
Whether it’s the sudden snapping of bonds between lovers or shopping on Oxford Street, Maeve Binchy finds the unexpected truth in experiences so real that every woman will recognize them. Filled with her delicious humor and warmth, the twenty-two stories in London Transports will delight and captivate as they take us to a place that is far away—and yet so familiar…Where having an affair with a married man brings one woman to a turning point…Where another finds that looking for an apartment to share can be a risky business…Where nosing into a secretary’s life can have shocking results…Where a dress designer just had a god-awful day…And where Maeve Binchy captures the beat of every woman’s heart.
