Moonlight Express : Around the World By Night Train - THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - Monisha Rajesh
Monisha Rajesh
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- Pages · 336 pages, Maps, plates section and chapter heading illustrations
- Publication Date · 30/07/2026
- Genre · Travel writing
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*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*'Nobody writes trains like Monisha Rajesh' IRVINE WELSH
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'Travel writing heaven' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE
'Incredibly inspiring' SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTORThe magic of the night train: headlamps ablaze, passengers boarding after sunset and arriving in new cities at dawn. For Monisha Rajesh, the unique thrill of sleeper trains inspired a new journey around the world. From sipping pisco sours aboard the Andean Explorer to retracing the original route of the Orient Express, Moonlight Express takes us on an unexpected, at times hilarious adventure - and drops us back at the platform before sunrise. SHORTLISTED FOR TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2026 EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARDSWINNER OF THE EASTERN EYE AWARD FOR NON-FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2026 INSPIRE GLOBAL MEDIA AWARDSA FINANCIAL TIMES READERS BOOK OF THE YEAR
'Full of the stuff of life' SPECTATOR
'Travel writing heaven' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE
'Incredibly inspiring' SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTORThe magic of the night train: headlamps ablaze, passengers boarding after sunset and arriving in new cities at dawn. For Monisha Rajesh, the unique thrill of sleeper trains inspired a new journey around the world. From sipping pisco sours aboard the Andean Explorer to retracing the original route of the Orient Express, Moonlight Express takes us on an unexpected, at times hilarious adventure - and drops us back at the platform before sunrise. SHORTLISTED FOR TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2026 EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARDSWINNER OF THE EASTERN EYE AWARD FOR NON-FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2026 INSPIRE GLOBAL MEDIA AWARDSA FINANCIAL TIMES READERS BOOK OF THE YEAR
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