The Paris express : a novel / Emma Donoghue.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Donoghue, Emma, 1969- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Railroad travel--Fiction.

Railroad travel.

Railroad accidents--Fiction.

Railroad accidents.

Europe--History--1789-1900--Fiction.

Europe.

Montparnasse (Paris, France)--Fiction.

Montparnasse (Paris, France).

Paris (France)--Fiction.

Paris (France).

France--Fiction.

France.

Genre:

Historical fiction.

Railroad fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

ix, 274 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Edition:

First Summit Books hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Summit Books, 2025.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

8:30 a.m. Embark Granville

8:45 a.m. Depart Granville

9:59 a.m. Halt Vire

10:04 a.m. Depart Vire

10:44 a.m. Halt Flers

10:49 a.m. Depart Flers

11:10 a.m [unscheduled]. Halt Briouze

11:17 a.m. Depart Bruiouze

12:11 p.m. Halt Surdon

12:15 p.m. Depart Surdon

2:24 p.m. Halt Dreux

2:31 p.m. Depart Dreux

4:00 p.m. Arrive Paris-Montparnasse

4:01 p.m.

Notes:

Maps on lining pages.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Beardwood Fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9781668082799

1668082799

OCLC:

1504138747