Low Price Guarantee
We Take School POs
The Bus on Thursday
Contributor(s): Barrett, Shirley (Author)

View larger image

ISBN: 0374110441     ISBN-13: 9780374110444
Publisher: MCD X Fsg Originals
Retail: $15.00OUR PRICE: $10.95  
  Buy 25 or more:OUR PRICE: $10.05   Save More!
  Buy 100 or more:OUR PRICE: $9.60   Save More!


  WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD!   Click here for our low price guarantee

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2018
Qty:
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Horror - General
- Fiction | Thrillers - Supernatural
- Fiction | Literary
Dewey: 823.92
LCCN: 2018011597
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.2" W x 7.6" L (0.50 lbs) 304 pages
Features: Price on Product
Review Citations: Shelf Awareness 10/09/2018
Publishers Weekly 07/16/2018
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2018
Library Journal 08/01/2018 pg. 72
Booklist 09/01/2018 pg. 60
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

A horror novel about a breast cancer survivor told in the voice of your funniest but most anxious friend, The Bus on Thursday is an appealing mix of genres that is both fluffy and deeply affecting at the same time. --Maris Kreizman, Vulture

Funny, angry, feminist . . . Barrett is] a masterly world-builder. --Melissa Maerz, The New York Times Book Review

Bridget Jones meets The Exorcist in this wickedly funny, dark novel about one woman's post-cancer retreat to a remote Australian town and the horrors awaiting her

It wasn't just the bad breakup that turned Eleanor Mellett's life upside down. It was the cancer. And all the demons that came with it.

One day she felt a bit of a bump when she was scratching her armpit at work. The next thing she knew, her breast was being dissected and removed by an inappropriately attractive doctor, and she was suddenly deluged with cupcakes, judgy support groups, and her mum knitting sweaters.

Luckily, Eleanor discovers Talbingo, a remote little town looking for a primary-school teacher. Their Miss Barker up and vanished in the night, despite being the most caring teacher ever, according to everyone. Unfortunately, Talbingo is a bit creepy. It's not just the communion-wine-guzzling friar prone to mad rants about how cancer is caused by demons. Or the unstable, overly sensitive kids, always going on about Miss Barker and her amazing sticker system. It's living alone in a remote cabin, with no cell or Internet service, wondering why there are so many locks on the front door and who is knocking on it late at night.

Riotously funny, deeply unsettling, and surprisingly poignant, Shirley Barrett's The Bus on Thursday is a wickedly weird, wild ride for fans of Helen Fielding, Maria Semple, and Stephen King.


Contributor Bio(s): Barrett, Shirley: - Shirley Barrett is an award-winning filmmaker and writer. She is the author of Rush Oh! and has written and directed three feature films and worked extensively as a director in television. Barrett was born in Melbourne and lives in Sydney, Australia.
 
Customer ReviewsSubmit your own review
 
To tell a friend about this book, you must Sign In First!