Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, Paperback

30 years ago, Theroux travelled across Asia by train, with the ensuing book making him the foremost travel writer of his generation. Now Theroux makes the trip all over again, travelling through Europe, India and Asia to discover what changes have occurred, and whether the opinions of an older man differ from those of his younger self. 'Relaxed, curious, confident, surprisingly tender. Theroux's writing has an immediate, vivid and cursory quality that gives it a collective strength' }Sunday Times{