{"product_id":"the-paris-express-9781668082799","title":"The Paris Express","description":"\u003cb\u003eEmma Donoghue, the \"soul-stirring\" (\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e) nationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRoom\u003c\/i\u003e, returns with a sweeping historical novel about an infamous 1895 disaster at the Paris Montparnasse train station. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e S\u0026amp;s\/Summit Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668082799\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/11\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Emma Donoghue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45038276378805,"sku":"9781668082799","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8c04fdff-eae9-4cc9-b830-c9f5dce8a4af.jpg?v=1737475448","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-paris-express-9781668082799","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}