Time Of Arrival - a fascinating, exciting novel building to an almighty climax from

It is 1951, and the 8.45 from Bristol to Paddington is preparing to leave. Albert, the driver - whose father and grandfather before him worked on the railway - says goodbye to his wife with mixed feelings. Their seeming inability to have a child has overshadowed their happy marriage. Jenny, clumsy but loveable, longs to make a success of her job in the restaurant car, where she attracts the interest of Marvin, the steward. The passengers - some regulars on the line, others making a rare visit to London - settle down for the journey. Some talk and get to know each other, some while away the journey working or sleeping. But as they near their destination, disaster strikes...

Product details

• Authors: Susan Sallis, Sallis Susan
• Publisher: Corgi
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.01.2013
• EAN: 9780552169295
• ISBN: 978-0-552-16929-5
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 106 mm x 178 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Historical fiction, FICTION / Romance / Historical / 20th Century, FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce, c 1950 to c 1959, South and South East England