{"product_id":"the-paris-express-emma-donoghue-9781420522679","title":"The Paris Express","description":"\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emma Donoghue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1420522671\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781420522679\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thorndike Press Large Print\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Library Binding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Emma Donoghue","offers":[{"title":"Library Binding","offer_id":46526173610239,"sku":"9781420522679","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e35791fc-ffac-495c-bd62-c65c6b1b52be.jpg?v=1737555410","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-paris-express-emma-donoghue-9781420522679","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}