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The People on Platform 5 by Pooley, Clare is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The People on Platform 5 about?
Get ready to hop onboard this summer's unmissable book - the perfect feel-good & heart-warming read. Readers are falling in love with The People on Platform 5: 'Incredible book, full of joy & warmth & love!' 'A great novel with some truly wonderful characters' 'The fantastic cast of eclectic characters will steal your heart & have you rooting for their happy endings' 'A feel-good, once-in-a-lifetime’Every day at 8:05, Iona Iverson boards the train to go to work with the same group of people who she makes assumptions about, even giving them nicknames. As a seasoned commuter, she knows there are rules that everyone should follow: · You must have a job to go to · Don't consume hot food · Always pack for any eventuality · You must never speak to strangers on the train But then, one morning, Smart-but-Sexist-Surbiton chokes on a grape right in front of Iona. Suspiciously-Nice-New Malden steps up to help and saves his life, & this one event sparks a chain reaction. With nothing in common but their commute, an eclectic group of people learn that their assumptions about each other don't match reality. But when Iona's life begins to fall apart, will her new friends be there when she needs t
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Pooley, Clare
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House UK
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781473568501
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Contemporary Fiction, Fiction
- Rating
- 5 / 5 (1 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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