From the author of the smash-hit Around the World in 80 Trains comes a new globetrotting
journey - this time celebrating the peculiar magic and mayhem of the night train. 'Nobody
writes trains like Monisha Rajesh' Irvine Welsh 'A moonlit express train to travel writing
heaven. This is Monisha Rajesh's wittiest and most irresistible adventure yet' William
Dalrymple The wonder of the night train: headlamps ablaze passengers boarding after sunset
and leaving before sunrise slipping in and out of compartments unseen. For Monisha Rajesh the
singular thrill of sleeper trains inspired a new journey around the world - one filled with
moonlit landscapes cosy compartments and quirky companions. From Austria's Nightjet to the
Caledonian Sleeper and the Santa Claus Express Rajesh invites us on an adventure aboard the
world's most wondrous night trains. Along the way she samples reindeer stew in Scandinavia
retraces the original route of the Orient Express sips on pisco sours aboard the Andean
Explorer and watches the sun rise over the Potomac River on the Silver Meteor to New York. A
decade ago night trains were giving way to budget airlines and high-speed rail. But as people
search for slower and more environmentally friendly ways to travel night trains are in the
midst of a renaissance. By turns romantic and hilarious Moonlight Express brings us along for
the ride - and drops us back at the platform before sunrise.
