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...
The Midnight Train by Matt Haig will be published May 26, 2026. Viking Penguin provided an early galley for review.
This is the fifth book by Haig that I have read, and it is marked as the second book in his The Midnight World series (which started with 2020's The Midnight Library, though the author himself says this is not exactly a sequel). Having enjoyed his earlier works, I was eager to check out the latest.
I found myself quickly pulled into Wilbur's life, and the use of shorter, titled (rather than numbered) chapters kept my attention by focusing on the story's forward momentum. Much like a train rolling down the tracks towards its destination.
Thematically, I can see this novel resonating with readers like myself (of more advanced years) who have decades of their own upon which to reflect as does our protagonist Wilbur. The keys are living with losses, something inevitable for most of us eventually, and also realizing the ramifications of the choices we make in life. Second chances are not so easy to earn.
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