The Paris Express

Emma Donoghue, the soul-stirring (Oprah Daily) nationally bestselling author ofRoom, returns with a sweeping historical novel about an infamous 1895 disaster at the Paris Montparnasse train station.

Based on an 1895 disaster that went down in history when it was captured in a series of surreal, extraordinary photographs,The Paris Expressis 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 trains crew build a life away from their wives; a young anarchist makes a terrifying plan, and much more.

From an author whose writing is superb alchemy (Audrey Niffenegger,New York Timesbestselling author),The Paris Expressis an evocative masterpiece that effortlessly captures the politics, glamour, chaos, and speed that marked the end of the 19th century.

Join any Pride march and you are likely to see a glorious display of papier-mch unicorn heads trailing sequins, drag queens wearing mermaid tails and more fairy wings than you can shake a trident at. But these are not just accessories: they are queer symbols with historic roots.

To truly understand who queer people are today, we must confront the twisted tales of the past andQueer as Folkloreis a celebration of queer history like you’ve never seen it before.