The Paris Express
20 March 2025
Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
'Ratchets up the pace until it's hurtling along as fast as the train itself' – Alice Winn, author of In Memoriam
'An edge-of-your-seat historical thriller that I couldn't put down' – Shelby Van Pelt, author of Remarkably Bright Creatures
Autumn, 1895. The turn of the century is approaching and Paris is as chaotic as it is glamorous. Industry and invention create huge...
Details
20 March 2025
288 pages
9781035057252
Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Clever, ambitious, and richly researched. A 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 novelHeather 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 downShelby Van Pelt, author of Remarkably Bright Creatures