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Ghost Train to the Eastern Star | [Paul Theroux]
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Ghost Train to the Eastern Star

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  • by Paul Theroux
  • Narrated by John McDonough

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  • LENGTH
    25 hrs and 1 min
  • RELEASE DATE
    06/03/2009
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Publisher's Summary

In Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, Paul Theroux retraces the steps he took thirty years ago in his classic The Great Railway Bazaar. From the Eurostar in London, he once again sets out on a journey to the East, travelling overland through Eastern Europe, India and Asia. Infused with the changes that have shaped the exterior landscape and enriched with developments to his own perceptions and psychology, Ghost Train to the Eastern Star is an absorbing and beautifully written follow-up to The Great Railway Bazaar.

©2008 Paul Theroux; (P)2009 WF Howes Ltd

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    Carolyn Flogny La ChapelleFrance 26/05/2009
    Carolyn Flogny La ChapelleFrance 26/05/2009 Member Since 2009
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    "Transports one to the East magnificently"

    Brilliant, vivid, nostalgic, alarming - Paul Theroux's re-run of the journey he took 30 years before from London to the East is simply magnificent. He recounts his impressions and adventures with honesty and humour.

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    John KEIGHLEY, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom 16/05/2009
    John KEIGHLEY, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom 16/05/2009 Member Since 2006
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    A wonderful travelog, especially to a train lover. Who needs pictures when words are used so comprehensively. Only the smell is missing.

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    Nigel Reading, United Kingdom 13/04/2013
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    "Thoroughly engaging"

    If you've read and enjoyed Theroux's 'The Great Railway Bazaar', then you'll love his fascinating and insightful retracing of that journey.

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    Steven Prescot, United Kingdom 19/07/2012
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    I was looking forward to this book, thinking it may be similar to a Bill Bryson type travel adventure. It definitely was not. This book has virtually no humour and is very hard to listen to as the narrator's voice is incredibly dull.

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