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ON THE TRAIN HOME, STAMPED LIKE A LETTER, HEADING FOR ADVENTURE.

1914: Johanna, the daughter of a railway engineer in Mexico City, must go and see her mother in Texas. To keep her safe, her father decides to put a stamp on her and send her in a postal carriage. A long journey awaits, full of weird and wonderful encounters – including with Pancho Villa himself.

* Emotions, conspiracies and secrets all wound up in an enormous adventure.
* Touches on the theme of travel and the coming-of-age of a spirited, determined young girl.


Christian is an author, journalist, translator and videogame creator. He lives in the Valassina mountains with his family, five cats, a dog and the characters of his novels. In 2016, he published The Berlin Offside which was a finalist for the Bancarellino Children\’s Prize and won Il Gigante delle Langhe in 2017. In 2018, the rights of the same book were optioned for a TV series.

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