Simon Mayo's Books of the Year

Matt Haig

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Matt Haig joins Simon and Matt to talk about his new novel, 'The Midnight Train'. They discuss the inspirations for this book, how Matt see's it as a sibling to The Midnight Library- and why he wants us to challenge the fears of getting older. Matt talks about optimism and hopefulness, wasting time (and life) on the wrong things and what we should do about regrets.They also talk about the film adaptation of The Midnight Library, which is going to star Florence Pugh as Nora Seed - and we're very excited to see it. Remember you can watch all our episode now on our YouTube channel!TOP QUOTES:'These will always be the good old days!' 'This part of the book was an exquisite type of torture' 'Sometimes happiness has the least to teach us.'Here's a little more info on the book: When your life flashes before your eyes, what will matter most?For Wilbur it was his time with Maggie, the love of his life. Their honeymoon in Venice. Before he threw it all away.Years later, on the brink of his own death, a train arrives.

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