Tony Wilson (2)

On Christmas Eve three men are trying to get home when they met on a train a fourth man Mel. Sergeant Craig a man tortured my the battles he has fought, Stanley Barwell a rich business man who never feels the need to celebrate and Martin Downing who is so full of grief at the death of his wife he feels he can no longer celebrate Christmas. But the train takes them on a journey which may result in them coming better man.

I enjoyed this book quite a bit. The first half is a bit disjointed, so it was a bit difficult to keep track of what is happening and how its going to come together. In the second half, you start to get a more clear picture of how the characters relate to each other and the purpose of their journey. There are also several surprises along the way.

The characters are very real. The author paints a very vivid picture of who they are and how they came to be that way.

I find this an excellent read for the Christmas. The first part of the book I found a bit confusing (my reason for a 4 star instead of a 5) but in the end it all came together. You can definitely see the influence of Charles Dickens.