The Midnight Train

by Matt Haig

First published 2026

Reception

2026
The Guardian
Reviewed, 23 July

The Guardian · 23 July 2026

The Midnight Train by Matt Haig audiobook review – a cosy, feelgood journey

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About the book

No one can change the past, but the Midnight Train can take you there. The chance to re-live the moments that meant most. To see what kind of person you really were. For Wilbur his best days were with Maggie, the love of his life. On his honeymoon in Venice. Before he gave it all away. He wishes he could go back and live differently. But to do so risks everything... A magical, time-travelling love story, from the world of The Midnight Library.

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No one can change the past, but the Midnight Train can take you there. The chance to re-live the moments that meant most. To see what kind of person you really were.

For Wilbur his best days were with Maggie, the love of his life. On his honeymoon in Venice.

Before he gave it all away.

He wishes he could go back and live differently. But to do so risks everything...

A magical, time-travelling love story, from the world of The Midnight Library.

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About the author

Matt Haig, born 1975, United Kingdom.

More by Matt Haig

How to Stop Time
2017
The Humans
2001

Catalogue record

Unknown · 304 pages

Publisher: Unknown
Pages: 304
ISBN: 978-1-83726-282-3

Full recordClose

Publisher: Unknown
Pages: 304
ISBN: 978-1-83726-282-3
Author: Haig, Matt, 1975–
Statement: The Midnight Train / Matt Haig.
Records: Open Library

Subjects

2020s

Reception