Trains and Lovers: A Novel
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The rocking motion of the train as it speeds along, the sound of its wheels on the rails . . . There’s something special about this form of travel that makes for easy conversation, which is just what happens to the four strangers who meet in Trains and Lovers.
As they journey by rail from Edinburgh to London, the four travelers pass the time by sharing tales of trains that have changed their lives. A young, keen-eyed Scotsman recounts how he turned a friendship with a female coworker into a romance by spotting an anachronistic train in an eighteenth-century painting. An Australian woman shares how her parents fell in love and spent their life together running a railroad siding in the remote Australian Outback. A middle-aged American patron of the arts sees two young men saying goodbye in a train station and recalls his own youthful crush on another man. And a young Englishman describes how exiting his train at the wrong station allowed him to meet an intriguing woman whom he impulsively invited to dinner—and into his life.
Here is Alexander McCall Smith at his most enchanting, exploring the nature of love—and trains—in a collection of romantic, intertwined stories.
Sent as a RABCK today to another AMcS fan. Hope you enjoy it!
It's been some time since I read McCall Smith - thus the time is probably due! You spoil me my dear.
What a lovely read! It was great to pick up something quick, in between my heavier reads. Touching stories told to complete strangers on a train; about trust, believing in human beings, and most of all about love. Lost love, found love, love you can never have...
I loved the story from the outbacks, somewhere I've never been. Hopefully next time I go to Australia, I will have plenty of time to rummage around the outbacks!
Thank you, once more, for sharing this little gem with me.
I loved the story from the outbacks, somewhere I've never been. Hopefully next time I go to Australia, I will have plenty of time to rummage around the outbacks!
Thank you, once more, for sharing this little gem with me.
I hope you enjoy both this book, and all the others which will come your way!
Recieved as a prize for international RABCK sweepstakes, many thanks
I didn't know what to expect from his book. Typically I don't like love stories but this wasn't a usual love story. You hear from four people and are left wanting more.
Given to my mum to read
Given to my mum to read
Journal Entry 8 by KaleLewin at -- Controlled Release, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Released 7 yrs ago (11/9/2016 UTC) at -- Controlled Release, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom
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Sent for nataliec7's already been bookcrossed VBB.
Thank you! I'm sure that I'll enjoy this as I have all the other books by him that I've read. As my TBR pile is massive it may take me a while to get to it.
Thanks too for the Christmas cards, both the one to me and the blank ones for me to send.
Thanks too for the Christmas cards, both the one to me and the blank ones for me to send.
A lovely read. It was beautifully written and drew you in to the stories of four strangers ona train, left me wanting it to last a bit longer.