{"product_id":"the-elsewhere-express","title":"The Elsewhere Express","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEmbark on a magical journey in this wistful, Ghibli-esque fantasy from the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWater Moon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– perfect for fans of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSpirited Away, Dallergut Dream Department Store\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Starless Sea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWondrous and wonderful, lovely and tender\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Elsewhere Express\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ea lyrical feast for the imagination!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' ―Sarah Beth Durst, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Spellshop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaya is a lost soul, going through the motions of life without a dream of her own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe Elsewhere Express\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA delicately layered dream of a book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that glimmers with the promise of hope after grief, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Elsewhere Express\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ewill carry you to the stars.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e―Molly O'Neill, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGreenteeth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This book had me sobbing on the beach. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eI couldn't turn the pages fast enough\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Elsewhere Express\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ea gorgeous story about finding your place\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e somewhere in between two great inevitabilities: love, and loss.'\u003cbr\u003e--Sydney J. Shields, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Honey Witch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Elsewhere Express\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ereads like a Ghibli movie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. I loved following these deeply hurt, broken, and lost characters on this Alice-in-Wonderland-esque adventure with a Miyazaki flair. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIts musical prose, vast imagination, and exploratory storytelling will spirit you away.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Charlie N. Holmberg, bestselling author of the Whimbrel House series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'With its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003epoetic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, descriptive prose, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Elsewhere Express\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003etakes the reader on a magical ride\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e exploring loneliness, life’s purpose and ultimately human connection through a playful, surreal tale. Without question, the book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ewill delight fantasy enthusiasts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as they nestle into this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eperfect escape\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e… a story that whisks them from the mundane and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003einto an imaginative wonderland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e they might not want to leave.'\u003cbr\u003e--J.Penner, Author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Fellowship of Bakers \u0026amp; Magic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Elsewhere Express\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003enothing short of exquisite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLuminous and soulful\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, it will enchant you with its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003edreamy, whimsical charm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e even while it carries you through an exploration of such profound subjects as loss and the purpose of life. I am \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003edazzled\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Samantha Sotto Yambao's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eextraordinarily beautiful\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e imagination.'\u003cbr\u003e-- India Holton, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe League of Gentlewomen Witches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56258188542325,"sku":"978-0857505316","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/e6a96e4f-46d1-484c-9c25-31a4d132794b.jpg?v=1762444415","url":"https:\/\/goldsborobooks.live\/products\/the-elsewhere-express","provider":"Goldsboro Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}