{"product_id":"the-elsewhere-express-by-samantha-sotto-yambao","title":"The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto Yambao","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBESTSELLER • When 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWater Moon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis deluxe first edition hardcover includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e• Intricately designed sprayed edges\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e• Interactive endpapers with a scene you can color in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e• A full-color illustrated book case beneath the jacket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“A delicately layered dream of a book that glimmers with the promise of hope after grief, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Elsewhere Express \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ewill carry you to the stars.”—Molly O’Neill, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGreenteeth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e432 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished: January 20, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Raincoast Distribution Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44974788608053,"sku":"9780593725023","price":44.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/9977\/2469\/files\/ElsewhereExpress.jpg?v=1770679173","url":"https:\/\/farandwidekamloops.com\/products\/the-elsewhere-express-by-samantha-sotto-yambao","provider":"Far and Wide Kamloops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}