The Paris Express is a historical fiction novel by Emma Donoghue. Based on a true story, the book details who was on a train heading to Paris. There were people from Russia, Pennsylvania, Algiers, Ireland and Cambodia. A secretary tries to convince her boss about the possibility of moving pictures. A medical student suspects a girl on the train may be dying. The engineer is best friends with his buddy who shovels in the coals. A young anarchist has a terrible plan. As the train gets closer to Montparnasse station, the brakes fail. The train is going too fast for this part of town and there is no way to stop it. The book does a great job exploring the glamour, the politics, chaos and speed of 1895.
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