The extraordinary and engrossing debut novel from Sarah Brooks - available to pre-order now! A
woman on the platform with a borrowed name. A disgraced naturalist determined to discover
miracles. A child with a dangerous secret. Welcome aboard The Great Trans-Siberian Express. It
is the 19th Century and the world is awash with marvels. But there is nothing so marvellous and
terrible as the Wastelands: a vast terrain that lies between Russia and China. Nothing touches
this deadly wilderness except the Great Trans-Siberian Express: an impenetrable train built to
carry precious cargo across continents but which now also transports anyone willing to cross
the irresistible Wastelands. The train is never short of travellers. After all the train is
completely safe. Except . . . something happened on the last journey. No can remember exactly
what not even Weiwei the famous 'child of the train' who was born on the Express. The
Trans-Siberia Company insist everything has been fixed. But the old rules are changing at a
remarkable speed and as secrets and stories of this curious cast of characters begin to
unravel something uncontrollable appears to be breaking in . . .
