The Christmas Train by David Baldacci
Pages: 260
Published by Grand Central Publishing
Publication Date October 28, 2014
Goodreads
A journalist on a cross-country Christmas train scales the rugged terrain of his own heart in this New York Times bestselling holiday tale that inspired the Hallmark Hall of Fame original movie!
Disillusioned journalist Tom Langdon must get from Washington to Los Angeles in time for Christmas. Forced to travel by train, he begins a journey of rude awakenings, thrilling adventures, 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, as he rediscovers people's essential goodness and someone very special he believed he had lost.
David Baldacci's THE CHRISTMAS TRAIN is filled with memorable characters who have packed their bags with as much wisdom as mischief...and shows how we do get second chances to fulfill our deepest hopes and dreams, especially during this season of miracles.
Mini Review
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 unbelievably stupid, and there is no plot whatsoever, or at least not a decent one.
I glanced through it once at the bookstore and the excerpts my eyes landed on seemed schmaltzy and not even worthy of a Hallmark movie. Did not buy it, and after reading your review, think I made the right choice.
Yikes! I wasn’t temped by this book, but now I definitely won’t look for it.