An Evening With Monisha Rajesh - Brent Cross
About this Event
Join us in conversation with acclaimed British travel writer, journalist and author Monisha Rajesh as she discusses her latest book, Moonlight Express, out now in paperback.
"These trains had swept me up in darkening coastlines, pulled me over brightening borders and drawn me through towns at twilight, but what they'd given me was the gift of slowness and time" (Monisha Rajesh, Moonlight Express)
The wonder of the night train: headlamps ablaze, passengers boarding after sunset and leaving before sunrise, slipping in and out of compartments unseen. For Monisha Rajesh, the singular thrill of sleeper trains inspired a new journey around the world – one filled with moonlit landscapes, cosy compartments and quirky companions.
From Austria’s Nightjet to the Caledonian Sleeper and the Santa Claus Express, Rajesh invites us on an adventure aboard the world’s most wondrous night trains. Along the way, she samples reindeer stew in Scandinavia, retraces the original route of the Orient Express, sips on pisco sours aboard the Andean Explorer, and watches the sun rise over the Potomac River on the Silver Meteor to New York.
By turns romantic and hilarious, Moonlight Express brings us along for the ride – and drops us back at the platform before sunrise.
The event will be followed by a Q&A and a book signing.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 5.00 to GBP 12.00
