from the sunday times bestselling author of room and the pull of the stars, emma donoghue takes readers on a thrilling ride through a simmering turn-of-the-century paris on the edge of a dazzling future. 'ratchets up the pace until it's hurtling along as fast as the train itself' - alice winn, author of in memoriam 'riveting' - the washington post 'all about speed . . . this novel is a masterclass' - the independent a woman determined to make her mark. a journey that will change everything. paris, 1895. glamour hides a city on the brink. one morning, a young woman boards the granville express with a deadly plan. on the journey lives intertwine in explosive ways. there are the railway crew who have everything to lose, a little boy travelling alone for the first time, an elderly statesman with his fragile wife and a lonely artist far from home. the train speeds towards the city of light and into a future that will change everything . . . 'an edge-of-your-seat historical thriller that i couldn't put down' - shelby van pelt, author of remarkably bright creatures