The book begins with Wilbur and Maggie on their honeymoon in Venice. Or did it begin with Wilbur dying? Now, I can't remember. Such is grief brain. Dead Wilbur boards the Midnight Train and is taken to various moments throughout his life. In the course of this review, he decides he needs to redirect his earlier self.
Haig is an outstanding writer. His sentences are compelling. He creates believable characters. Still, I didn't really like Wilbur. I understand, that's the point. Wilbur doesn't like Wilbur. Thus, he goes back to intercede and stop him from turning his life into drudgery and an endless chasing after more money. People do fall into that trap, though, don't they? Accruing wealth becomes an obsession. It makes me think of that old phrase, "Eat to live; don't live to eat." Equally true is, "Earn to live; don't live to earn." Poor Maggie endures so much with Wilbur. The problem comes when we think about the fact that one character flaw might be changed, yet leave a whole host of others. And, like in Rebecca Serle's Once and Again, if given a chance to fix a regret, who knows if you'd pick the right one to remedy. I know I'd probably go wrong.
đŸ“’Content Caution: language, drug use
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