{"product_id":"the-paris-express-9781668082805","title":"The Paris Express","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 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\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12024903\"\u003eEmma Donoghue\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e S\u0026amp;s\/Summit Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.50w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668082805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1668082802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC101020\"\u003eWorld Literature | France | 19th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Dublin in 1969, Emma Donoghue is an Irish emigrant twice over: she spent eight years in Cambridge doing a PhD in 18th-century literature before moving to London, Ontario, where she lives with her partner and their two children. She migrates between genres, writing for screen and stage, but she is best known for her novels, which range from the historical (\u003ci\u003eThe Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrog Music\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlammerkin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLife Mask\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sealed Letter\u003c\/i\u003e) to the contemporary (\u003ci\u003eAkin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStir-Fry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLanding\u003c\/i\u003e). Her international bestseller \u003ci\u003eRoom \u003c\/i\u003ewas a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year and a finalist for the Man Booker, Commonwealth, and Orange Prizes. Donoghue also wrote the screenplays for \u003ci\u003eRoom\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e. Her next film (adapted with Philippa Lowthorpe from Helen Macdonald's memoir) is \u003ci\u003eH Is for Hawk\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S\u0026s\/Summit Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46596355096751,"sku":"9781668082805","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_334294f9-8dbb-4192-bf51-e6c97a877ea2.jpg?v=1772210557","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-paris-express-9781668082805","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}