The Midnight Train

The life-changing new novel from the multi-million copy bestselling author of The Midnight Library

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The Midnight Train

By: Matt Haig

Narrated by: James Norton

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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

‘This book is a complete delight, not only a fairytale for adults that transports you on a magical journey of childlike wonder, but also a parable that helps you lead a better life’ - JAMES NORTON

‘Magically hopeful. This story will speak to your soul and your monkey mind and bring them back into harmony. Beautiful and uplifting, charming and soul-nurturing, this is another glorious triumph from the beloved Matt Haig’ - DONNA ASHWORTH

‘If you enjoyed The Midnight Library, you'll love this. The Midnight Train is exquisite storytelling and utterly brilliant. One of the most beautiful stories you'll ever experience’ - JOANNA CANNON

When your life flashes before your eyes, what will matter most?

For Wilbur it was his time with Maggie, the love of his life. Their honeymoon in Venice. Before he threw it all away.

Years later, on the brink of his own death, a train arrives. It can take Wilbur back in time. To relive his most important moments. Soon he realises just how much he would have changed…

An adventure through time, The Midnight Train is a story of love and second chances, from the world of The Midnight Library.

Matt HaigJames NortonCanongate BooksMidnight Library

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Critic reviews

"This book is a complete delight, not only a fairytale for adults that transports you on a magical journey of childlike wonder, but also a parable that helps you lead a better life" (JAMES NORTON)

"Magically hopeful. This story will speak to your soul and your monkey mind and bring them back into harmony. Beautiful and uplifting, charming and soul-nurturing, this is another glorious triumph from the beloved Matt Haig" (DONNA ASHWORTH)

"If you enjoyed The Midnight Library, you'll love this. The Midnight Train is exquisite storytelling and utterly brilliant. One of the most beautiful stories you'll ever experience" (JOANNA CANNON)

"Praise for The Midnight Library: 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)

"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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I love Matt Haig’s books. This is firmly a top 3 favourite. Being from Sheffield, I’m a little biased, loving hearing the names of roads and places from when I lived in the city. What a great message the books gives the reader. Thank you Matt!