The Christmas Train

by David Baldacci

Disillusioned journalist Tom Langdon must get from Washington to LA in time for Christmas. Forced to take the train across the country because of a slight 'misunderstanding' at airport security, he begins a journey of self-discovery and rude awakenings, mysterious goings-on and thrilling adventures, screwball escapades and holiday magic. He has no idea that the locomotives pulling him across America will actually take him into the rugged terrain of his own heart, where he will rediscover people's essential goodness and someone very special he believed he had lost. In equal parts hilarious, poignant, suspenseful and thrilling, The Christmas Train is a delightful journey filled with memorable characters who have packed their bags with as much wisdom as mischief ...Part detective story, part disaster movie, part romance, this is a brilliant, heart-warming holiday tale.

• ISBN10: 0330412701
• ISBN13: 9780330412704
• Publish Date: 5 November 2004 (first published 1 January 2002)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 18 January 2017
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Imprint: Pan Books
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 272
• Language: English

Reviews

[Whitney @ First Impressions Reviews]

Tom Langdon, a weary and cash-strapped journalist, is banned from flying when a particularly thorough airport security search causes him to lose his cool. Now, he must take the train if he has any chance of arriving in Los Angeles in time for Christmas with his girlfriend. To finance the trip, he sells a story about a train ride taken during the Christmas season.

I don't have a lot to say about The Christmas Train, I had to slog through this for my book club. I really couldn't stand this book. It's so unbelivably stupid, and there is no plot what so ever, or at least not a decent one.