BOOKS; Sisters' acts; Rachel and Beth Simon were driven together - by a bus From: Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA | Date: May 30, 2003| Author: Mary Beth Schweigert | Copyright 2003 Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

RACHEL SIMON HATED HER SISTER Beth's lifestyle.

Beth lived alone. She had no job. She wore purple shirts with green shorts. She talked too loudly.

Beth's most-peculiar habit? She spent her days -- from dawn till dusk -- riding city buses.

She memorized the bus routes. She made friends with the drivers. And Beth, who is mentally retarded, endured the passengers' insults.

Rachel, a busy professor and writer, barely found time to sleep. The sisters grew so far apart th...

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