{"product_id":"books-the-paris-express-by-emma-donoghue","title":"The Paris Express","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling and soul-stirring (\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e) author of \u003ci\u003eRoom\u003c\/i\u003e, a sweeping historical nail-biter (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e) of a novel about the infamous 1895 disaster at the Paris Montparnasse train station.\u003c\/b\u003eBased on an 1895 disaster that went down in history when it was captured in a series of surreal, extraordinary photographs, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Express\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author), \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Express\u003c\/i\u003e is an evocative masterpiece that effortlessly captures the politics, glamour, chaos, and speed that marked the end of the 19th century.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53769095708945,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-the-paris-express-by-emma-donoghue","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}