All Quiet on the Orient Express

All Quiet on the Orient Express

"All Quiet on the Orient Express" is the second novel by Booker shortlisted author Magnus Mills, published in 1999. As with his first novel it is a tragi-comedy with an unnamed narrator dealing with apparently simple but increasingly sinister situations.

Plot Introduction

The narrator is spending a few weeks camping in the Lake District before setting out on a motorcycle trip to India. He agrees to help the campsite owner, Tom Parker by performing a simple chore, painting a gate but one thing inexorably leads to another and he finds himself drawn in to a succession of disparate tasks, each more complex and time-consuming and from which there appears to be no escape...

External Links

* [http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/millsm/allqonoe.htm The Complete Review]


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