{"product_id":"the-elsewhere-express-hardcover","title":"The Elsewhere Express - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSamantha Sotto Yambao\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen you lose your way in life, the Elsewhere Express just might find you. Step on board the train that may take you to your life's purpose in this wistful, Ghibli-esque fantasy from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWater Moon\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis deluxe first edition hardcover includes: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Intricately designed sprayed edges\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Interactive endpapers with a scene you can color in\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- A full-color illustrated book case beneath the jacket\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A delicately layered dream of a book that glimmers with the promise of hope after grief, \u003ci\u003eThe Elsewhere Express \u003c\/i\u003ewill carry you to the stars.\"--Molly O'Neill, author of \u003ci\u003eGreenteeth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou can't buy a ticket for the Elsewhere Express. Appearing only to those whose lives are adrift, it's a magical train seeming to carry very rare and special cargo: a sense of purpose, peace, and belonging. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaya is one of those lost souls. She had dreamed of being a songwriter, but when her brother died, she gave up on her dream and started living his instead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne day on the subway, as her thoughts wander, she's swept off to the Elsewhere Express. There she meets Q, an intriguing artist who, like her, has lost his place in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether they find a train full of wonders, from a boarding car that's also a meadow to a dining car where passengers can picnic on lily pads to a bar where jellyfish and whales swim through pink clouds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the course of their long, strange night on the train, they also discover that it harbors secrets--and danger: A mysterious stranger has stowed away and brought with him a dark, malignant magic that threatens to destroy the train. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut in investigating the stowaway's identity, Raya also finds herself drawing closer to the ultimate question: What is her life's true purpose--and is it a destination the Elsewhere Express can take her to? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e★ \"A stunning, visual fever dream of a story akin to both the game \u003ci\u003eSpiritfarer\u003c\/i\u003e and Erin Morgenstern's \u003ci\u003eThe Starless Sea\u003c\/i\u003e--a character-driven tale wrapped in a sparklingly creative spectacle of a world that inhabits a Studio Ghibli-like chaos even as it comes with a well-organized passenger rulebook.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamantha Sotto Yambao\u003c\/b\u003e is a professional daydreamer, aspiring time traveler, and speculative fiction writer based in Manila. She is the nationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBefore Ever After, Love and Gravity, A Dream of Trees, The Beginning of Always\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWater Moon.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.3 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47330773106937,"sku":"9780593725023","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/6kWpJrvoDN9780593725023.webp?v=1769607085","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-elsewhere-express-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}