***THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!***Embark on a magical journey in this uplifting and inspiring fantasy from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Water Moon – perfect for fans of Spirited Away, Dallergut Dream Department Store and The Starless Sea. DON'T MISS OUT THIS BEAUTIFUL, LIMITED EDITION HARDBACK, featuring gorgeous illustrated endpapers with a scene you can colour in!'Wondrous and wonderful' SARAH BETH DURST🚂 ?Raya is a lost soul, going through the motions of life without a dream of her own. One 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 journey is a chance for Raya to reimagine her life – but only if she finds her compartment before time runs out. Once aboard, 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. But a mysterious stowaway has boarded with them, and with it a dark, malignant magic that threatens to destroy the train. 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 is it a destination the Elsewhere Express can take her to?🚂 ?Praise for The Elsewhere Express!'The Elsewhere Express will carry you to the stars.' —Molly O'Neill'I didn't want to leave the elsewhere express after devouring it in 24 hours!' ? ? ? ? ?'This book had me sobbing on the beach. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough.' —Sydney J. Shields'Finishing The Elsewhere Express forced me to experience all five stages of grief and I could not be happier. I will absolutely continue to look forward to anything Yambao writes!' ? ? ? ? ?'The Elsewhere Express reads like a Ghibli movie . . . Its musical prose, vast imagination, and exploratory storytelling will spirit you away.' —Charlie N. Holmberg'The Elsewhere Express was a 5 ? daydream full of feeling. It tickled my imagination and made me think. What a beautiful book 💜' ? ? ? ? ?''I am dazzled by Samantha Sotto Yambao's extraordinarily beautiful imagination.' —India Holton'I could read this book over and over again and undoubtedly will.' ? ? ? ? ?