Isbn: 9781837262823 Author: Matt Haig Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publisher The Midnight Train by Matt Haig is a magical, philosophical novel set in the universe of The Midnight Library. It follows 81-year-old Wilbur Budd, who dies and boards a ghostly train through his own past. Instead of exploring parallel “what-if” lives, Wilbur revisits key moments of his actual life, confronting his deepest regrets and lost love.