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No one can change the past, but the Midnight Train can take you there. The chance to re-live the moments that meant most. To see what kind of person you really were. For Wilbur, his best days were with Maggie, the love of his life. On...
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When your life flashes before your eyes, where would you stop?
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No one can change the past, but the Midnight Train can take you there. The chance to re-live the moments that meant most. To see what kind of person you really were.
For Wilbur, his best days were with Maggie, the love of his life. On his honeymoon in Venice.
Before he gave it all away.
He wishes he could go back and live differently. But to do so risks everything...
A magical, time-travelling love story, from the world of The Midnight Library.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781837266753
Publisher: Canongate Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 23 June 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Canongate Books
Edition: Signed edition
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Weight: 250g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Matt Haig was born in Sheffield. He writes both fiction and non-fiction. This includes the novels The Humans, How to Stop Time and The Midnight Library, which has been a number one Sunday Times bestseller and a number one New York Times bestseller. He has also written several children's books including A Boy Called Christmas, which became a major feature film. His non-fiction works include Reasons to Stay Alive, which recently celebrated its tenth anniversary, and The Comfort Book. His most recent fiction, The Life Impossible, was a Sunday Times and a New York Times bestseller. His work has been translated into over fifty languages.
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