The Paris Express

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Room and The Pull of The Stars, Emma Donoghue takes readers on a thrilling ride through a simmering turn-of-the-century Paris on the edge of a dazzling future.\'Ratchets up the pace until it\'s hurtling along as fast as the train itself\' – Alice Winn, author of In Memoriam\'Riveting\' – The Washington Post\'All about speed . . . this novel is a masterclass\' – The IndependentA woman determined to make her mark. A journey that will change everything.Paris, 1895. Glamour hides a city on the brink. One morning, a young woman boards the Granville express with a deadly plan.On the journey lives intertwine in explosive ways. There are the railway crew who have everything to lose, a little boy travelling alone for the first time, an elderly statesman with his fragile wife and a lonely artist far from home.The train speeds towards the City of Light and into a future that will change everything . . .\'An edge-of-your-seat historical thriller that I couldn\'t put down\' – Shelby Van Pelt, author of Remarkably Bright Creatures Σελίδες: 288, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0715, Διαστάσεις: 14.5x14.5cm