A beautiful book about trains, friendship, love and the state of the world, which takes us on emotional journeys as well as literal one. Stupendous writing, utterly absorbing. Highly recommended - the perfect book to take on your own travels

You know a reading experience is a success when you are pausing to look up the various train routes and are jealous of the author. A vital part of a good travelling adventure is the people that your guide encounters. Those small interactions bring insight, entertainment and empathy to Rajesh and to the reader. The writing style makes you feel part of those conversations and the vivid landscapes in the background, leave you with the longing of the armchair traveller. This is my first encounter with Rajesh and it won’t be the last. Discovering new authors is always a joy, and hopping onto the Moonlight Express was a sublime way to travel vicariously through someone else. I received an early copy from the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for a review.

A truly exceptional and inspiring insight to overnight train travel. This explores the nostalgia of overnight express trains, dining cars, the magic of staring out of a window and meeting the eyes of a complete stranger, a snapshot in time. I’ve always enjoyed Monisha’s love of trains, it shows how much she truly cares about the entire process and the people you meet along the way, the potential relationships that can be formed or solidified during a shared experience. This book has left me with an excitement for future adventures, I’ve already booked and planned a train journey purely from reading this book. I’ve caught the travel bug again, thank you!

No one writes about travelling by train as beautifully as Monisha Rajesh does. Not only does she help to conjure up a vivid image of the night train journeys she takes, but she makes you care about the places she visits and most importantly, the people she meets. À fantastic book for the avid traveller or wannabe avid traveller in your life

Moonlight Express is a wonderful travel journal and you can feel the passion Monisha has for train travel when reading this book. Each chapter takes you on a journey all over the world from the Ankara Express, the Silver Meteor and the Santa Claus Express (to name a few) and introduces you to all the lovely people she meets along her journey’s. Reading this book will inspire you to plan future travels by night train.