The Paris Express

By Emma Donoghue

Book Overview

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

From the bestselling and "soul-stirring" (Oprah Daily) author of Room, a sweeping historical "nail-biter" (People) of a 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 surreal, extraordinary photographs, The 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 Russia, Ireland, Algeria, Pennsylvania, and 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 train's crew build a life away from their wives; a young anarchist makes a terrifying plan, and much more.

From an author whose "writing is superb alchemy" (Audrey Niffenegger, New York Times bestselling author), The Paris Express is an evocative masterpiece that effortlessly captures the politics, glamour, chaos, and speed that marked the end of the 19th century.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1668082799
• ISBN13: 9781668082799
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: S&s/Summit Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Meh

I thought this would be an exciting story but it wasn't. There are many character descriptions but not enough of a unifying story. I really could have done without reading about someone's constipation and bowel movement. I wasn't going to finish it but I wanted to see how it ended and it was a short book.