The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue
From Emma Donoghue, the bestselling author of Room, The Paris Express is a propulsive novel set at the end of the nineteenth century about a high-speed steam train journey, the people on board and the secrets and dangers they carry with them.
Clever, ambitious, and richly researchedA slice of 1890s Paris that makes us see that our modern problems aren’t so modern after all! The Paris Express is a smartly structured novel that ratchets up the pace until it's hurtling along as fast as the doomed train itself. -- Alice Winn, author of In Memoriam
Donoghue's talents are at such glorious heights in this novel -- Heather O'Neill, author of The Capital of Dreams
Captivating! Emma Donoghue writes in rich, luxuriant detail, yet the story moves at a exhilarating clip. An edge-of-your-seat historical thriller that I couldn’t put down -- Shelby Van Pelt, author of Remarkably Bright Creatures
Wonderful. In exploring a little-remembered event in history, she manages to hold a mirror up to a whole society. An absorbing, panoramic, meticulously researched, lovingly peopled gem. -- Esi Edugyan, author of Washington Black
Donoghue's talents are at such glorious heights in this novel -- Heather O'Neill, author of The Capital of Dreams
Captivating! Emma Donoghue writes in rich, luxuriant detail, yet the story moves at a exhilarating clip. An edge-of-your-seat historical thriller that I couldn’t put down -- Shelby Van Pelt, author of Remarkably Bright Creatures
Wonderful. In exploring a little-remembered event in history, she manages to hold a mirror up to a whole society. An absorbing, panoramic, meticulously researched, lovingly peopled gem. -- Esi Edugyan, author of Washington Black
Born in Dublin in 1969, and now living in Canada, Emma Donoghue writes fiction (novels and short stories, contemporary and historical), as well as drama for screen and stage. Room was shortlisted for the Booker, Commonwealth and Orange Prizes, selling nearly three million copies in forty languages. Donoghue was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the film adaptation starring Brie Larson. She also co-wrote the screenplay for the film of her novel The Wonder, starring Florence Pugh, and adapted The Pull of the Stars for the stage.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781035057269 |
| ISBN 10 | 1035057263 |
| Title | The Paris Express |
| Author | Emma Donoghue |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2025-03-20 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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