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By: Matt Haig
Narrated by: Carey Mulligan
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*THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN, Matt Haig's new novel from the world of The Midnight Library, is out now*

THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON
READERS' MOST LOVED BOOK OF 2021
WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR FICTION

'BEAUTIFUL' Jodi Picoult, 'UPLIFTING' i, 'BRILLIANT' Daily Mail, 'AMAZING' Joanna Cannon, 'ABSORBING' New York Times, 'THOUGHT-PROVOKING' Independent

Nora's life has been going from bad to worse. Then at the stroke of midnight on her last day on earth she finds herself transported to a library. There she is given the chance to undo her regrets and try out each of the other lives she might have lived. Which raises the ultimate question: with infinite choices, what is the best way to live?

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Critic reviews

"A beguiling read, filled with warmth and humour, and a vibrant celebration of the power of books to change lives"
"A beautiful fable, an It's a Wonderful Life for the modern age – impossibly timely when we are all stuck in a world we wish could be different" (JODI PICOULT)
"A celebration of life's possibilities . . . A beautiful concept . . . Charming"
"A rare and welcome light of hope and wisdom in the darkness" (JOANNE HARRIS)
"A wonderful story . . . Such a beautiful book to get lost in" (Zoe Ball, BBC Radio 2)
"I can’t describe how much his work means to me. So necessary . . . The king of empathy" (JAMEELA JAMIL)
"Warm and humorous"
"A brilliant premise and great fun to have so many stories within one book"
"Amazing and utterly beautiful, The Midnight Library is everything you'd expect from the genius storyteller who is Matt Haig" (JOANNA CANNON)
"Absorbing . . . A vision of limitless possibility, of new roads taken, of new lives lived, of a whole different world available to us somehow, somewhere, might be exactly what's wanted in these troubled and troubling times"
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Purchased this the day it was released and have just finished it. I loved it. Carey Mulligan narrates with great empathy and keeps you enthralled. Who hasnt wondered how their lives would have turned out if they'd made other decisions. This book allows the main character, Nora to see how her life would have turned out if she had said yes, or chose a different path. Worth a listen.

Delightful and exciting

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Interesting look at depression and the regrets we all have. The story takes you on a brilliant journey of Nora’s self discovery through many life times. I found it uplifting and powerful, as someone who struggles with her own mental health the ending was empowering.

Brilliant and interesting.

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I took a chance on this book and loved the narration. interesting story, no real surprises or depth and a bit cheesy at the end, however, i thoroughly enjoyed this book and I don't think you will regret listening to it.

worth listening to for the narration alone

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I loved this book, beautifully read by Carey Mulligan who has a lovely speaking voice. The premise sounds incredibly depressing; Nora's life feels so worthless that after a particularly horrendous day when her cat dies and she is sacked from her job, she commits suicide. And then we are taken into the parallel universe of the midnight library and the possibilities of all the lives she hasn't lived, which she can go into. The prospect of parallel lives is an interesting one and Matt Haig makes this all so visceral and real. An ultimately uplifting read which has been criticized for being sugar coated and unrealistic, which I don't agree with.

Fantastic and thought provoking

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Beware that the story starts out very depressing, but keep listening because it evolves into an incredible journey of self-discovery. It’s one of the books I’ve read that have touched me the most.

Wonderful book

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