The Paris Express

Emma Donoghue,the ΓÇ£soul-stirringΓÇ¥ (Oprah Daily) nationally bestselling author of Roomreturns with a sweeping historical novel about an infamous 1895 disaster at the Paris Montparnasse train station. Based on an 1895 disaster that went down in history when it was captured in a series of surrealextraordinary photographsThe Paris Express is a propulsive novel set on a train packed with a fascinating cast of characters who hail from as close as Brittany and as far as RussiaIrelandAlgeriaPennsylvaniaand Cambodia. Members of parliament hurry back to Paris to vote; a medical student suspects a girl may be dying; a secretary tries to convince her boss of the potential of moving pictures; two of the trainΓÇÖs crew build a life away from their wives; a young anarchist makes a terrifying planand much more. From an author whose ΓÇ£writing is superb alchemyΓÇ¥ (Audrey NiffeneggerNew York Times bestselling author)The Paris Express is an evocative masterpiece that effortlessly captures the politicsglamourchaosand speed that marked the end of the 19th century.