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THE PARIS EXPRESS
From the author of the critically acclaimed, bestselling novel ROOM, a stunning historical novel inspired by what the author calls an early social media moment in the form of an iconic photograph.
1895, France. A packed train sets out from the countryside, to arrive at the Montparnasse train station, but from the outset there are many things that can go wrong. There is a young anarchist on the train with a bomb in her metal lunchbox. The First-Class carriage is not good enough for some aristocrats who bring their own snazzily outfitted carriage to hitch to the rest of the train, complete with hampers of luxurious food. This will of course delay the train, and to compound matters, the crew has been promised a hefty bonus if the train arrives at the station on time. So.a great ensemble of characters in third, second, first, and the aristo classsome fictional, some based on real 19th century figures. Amongst this fascinating cast is the train itself, who knows from the very beginning of the journey that something terrible is about to happen.
Born in Dublin in 1969, Emma Donoghue is an Irish emigrant twice over: she spent eight years in Cambridge doing a PhD in eighteenth-century literature before moving to London, Ontario, where she lives with her partner and their two children. She migrates between genres, writing for screen and stage, but she is best known for her novels, which range from the historical (The Wonder, Frog Music, Slammerkin, Life Mask, The Sealed Letter) to the contemporary (Akin, Stir-Fry, Hood, Landing). Her international bestseller Room was a New York Times Best Book of 2010 and a finalist for the Man Booker, Commonwealth, and Orange Prizes. Donoghue also wrote the screenplays for the film version of Room, and for The Wonder, starring Florence Pugh, which is now playing on Netflix
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Published 2025-03-01 by Summit Press |