The Madonna of the Sleeping Cars (Neversink)

About this book

One of the biggest bestsellers of all time and one of the first and most influential spy novels of the twentieth century is back in print for the first time since 1948 Alan Furst fans will note that train passengers in his bestselling thrillers are often observed reading The Madonna of the Sleeping Cars. Its a smart detail: First published in 1927 the book was one of the twentieth centurys first massive bestsellers selling over 15 million copies worldwide. Its the story of two tremendously charming characters who embark on a glamorous adventure on the Orient Expressand find themselves on a thrilling ride across Europe and into the just-barely unveiled territories of psychoanalysis and revolutionary socialism. Gerard Selimantechnically a Princeis so discouraged by the demise of his marriage that he flees to London to become the personal assistant of a glamorous member of the British peerage Lady Diana Wyndham. But he soon finds himself involved in a wild scheme by Lady Diana to save herself from looming financial ruin while simultaneously fending off rich lotharios. At the center of it all: a plan to rescue her rights to a Russian oil field now under the control of revolutionaries who dont like capitalists. The book that set the standard for intellectual thrillers of political and social intrigue The Madonna of the Sleeping Cars with its jetsetting and witty protagonists is still as fresh a page-turner as everand as fun.