Embark on a magical journey in this wistful Ghibli-esque fantasy from the Sunday Times
bestselling author of Water Moon - perfect for fans of Spirited Away Dallergut Dream
Department Store and The Starless Sea. This first edition hardback features interactive
endpapers with a scene you can color in - available while stocks last! ' Wondrous and
wonderful lovely and tender The Elsewhere Express is a lyrical feast for the imagination! '
-Sarah Beth Durst Sunday Times bestselling author of The Spellshop Raya is a lost soul going
through the motions of life without a dream of her own. One night on her subway ride home
Raya's thoughts wander too far. She wakes on the Elsewhere Express a magical train that offers
its passengers a sense of purpose peace and belonging. The train's endless journey is a
chance for Raya to reimagine her life - but only if she finds her compartment before time runs
out. On board Raya meets an intriguing artist named Q and together they race to find their
place on the train through a boarding car carpeted in meadow grass and along a dining carriage
where passengers picnic on lilypads. But a mysterious stowaway has boarded with them and with
it a dark malignant magic that threatens to destroy the train and everything in it. The closer
Raya comes to uncovering the stowaway's identity the nearer she draws to the ultimate
question: what is her life's true purpose - and might Q be connected to it? Praise for The
Elsewhere Express ' A delicately layered dream of a book that glimmers with the promise of
hope after grief The Elsewhere Express will carry you to the stars. ' -Molly O'Neill author
of Greenteeth 'This book had me sobbing on the beach. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough .
The Elsewhere Express is a gorgeous story about finding your place somewhere in between two
great inevitabilities: love and loss.' --Sydney J. Shields Sunday Times bestselling author of
The Honey Witch ' The Elsewhere Express reads like a Ghibli movie . I loved following these
deeply hurt broken and lost characters on this Alice-in-Wonderland-esque adventure with a
Miyazaki flair. Its musical prose vast imagination and exploratory storytelling will spirit
you away.' --Charlie N. Holmberg bestselling author of the Whimbrel House series 'With its
poetic descriptive prose The Elsewhere Express takes the reader on a magical ride exploring
loneliness life's purpose and ultimately human connection through a playful surreal tale.
Without question the book will delight fantasy enthusiasts as they nestle into this perfect
escape ... a story that whisks them from the mundane and into an imaginative wonderland they
might not want to leave.' --J.Penner Author of A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic ' ' The
Elsewhere Express is nothing short of exquisite . Luminous and soulful it will enchant you
with its dreamy whimsical charm even while it carries you through an exploration of such
profound subjects as loss and the purpose of life. I am dazzled by Samantha Sotto Yambao's
extraordinarily beautiful imagination.' -- India Holton author of The League of Gentlewomen
Witches ' A unique and beautiful fantasy novel' 5-star reader review 'A whimsical and
immersive [Studio] Ghibli-esque adventure' 5-star reader review 'Every leg of the journey
unfolded with its own distinct charm ' 5-star reader review 'The world building [is] so
exquisite ' 5-star reader review ' What stood out most for me is how the book mixes whimsy
with heartache ' 5-star reader review
