Ian Commins
Description
Five people. Five journeys. One destination.Thrust together on a crowded city bus, week after week, the lives of five strangers unfold unexpectedly ov
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er the course of this compelling novel.JAMES is a teenage junkie on the run, riding buses for kicks; PAULINE is a Greek widow and a slave to her nine-to-five life; WILLIAM is a spoilt-rich-kid banker who would rather be driving his silver Audi; PIETER is an immigrant cellist who escaped his past, but tragedy still haunts him; and ANNA is on the verge of leaving her accountant husband.They all share the same bus route but are on very different journeys.Fiveways is a fascinating snapshot of modern urban life and the stories behind the anonymous faces that make up a city.
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Genres
Literary Fiction
History
Tags
Fiction
Drama
Reading Moods
Dark & Gritty
Reflective & Deep
Raw & Realistic
Contributors
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Publishing Info
Publisher
University of Queensland Press
Month-Year
Jan, 2008
ISBN
ISBN-13: 9780702236761
ISBN-10: 0702236764
Language
English
No. of Pages
270
Format
Paperback
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