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Violence
None
No meaningful violence
Language
Barely any
Mild
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild — some romance
Substance Use
None
No meaningful substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
The cross-country train — the people you meet when you slow down; a woman from Tom's past; Christmas as a time for reckoning
What this book is about
Tom Langdon is a journalist who's been banned from flying. He boards the Southwest Chief train from Washington to Los Angeles at Christmas — planning to write a story about train travel. The journey becomes something unexpected when he encounters people who change his perspective and a woman from his past. The Christmas Train is David Baldacci's warmest book — a holiday novel.
Notes for sensitive readers
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A cross-country Christmas train journey
David Baldacci's holiday departure from thrillers
Warm and appropriate for all ages
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