Trains and Lovers

Locations
Call Number: Adult Book / Fiction / General / McCall Smith, Alexander
On Shelf At: Traverwood Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / McCall Smith, Alexander	4-week checkout	On Shelf

In the words of Alexander McCall Smith: 'You feel the rocking of the train, you hear the sound of its wheels on the rails; you are in the world rather than suspended somewhere above it. And sometimes there are conversations to be had, which is what the overarching story in this collection is all about. It is a simple device: people brought together entertain one another with tales of what happened to them on trains. It takes place on a journey I frequently make myself and know well, the journey between Edinburgh and London. It is best read on a train, preferably that one.'
As they travel by rail from Edinburgh to London, four strangers entertain one another with tales of how trains have changed their lives.

REVIEWS & SUMMARIES

Library Journal Review
Booklist Review
Summary / Annotation
Excerpt
Author Notes

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

nice submitted by unknown on August 2, 2013, 8:47pm lovely stories from people traveling on a train

light reading, interesting characters submitted by 21621031390949 on July 1, 2017, 10:18pm I really enjoyed this sweet little book. It's typical Alexander McCall Smith: it's gentle, clean, and reassuring. But it's also a good story and the characters are interesting and well-developed. Makes me want to read more by this author!