{"product_id":"the-paris-express-9781668082805b","title":"The Paris Express","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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 the infamous 1895 disaster at the Paris Montparnasse train station.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.","brand":"Summit Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":43002014531664,"sku":"9781668082805B","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-paris-express-9781668082805b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}