The People on Platform 5: A feel-good and uplifting read with unforgettable characters from the bestselling author of The Authenticity Project

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The People on Platform 5 is nothing short of sheer and utter delight. It presents the best of humanity – the sweet and bashful kindness and generosity that lives in all of us. I can’t think of a more joyful book! I absolutely ADORED this book and these amazing characters. I wasn't ready to say goodbye! Such a unique storyline. The People on Platform 5 is Clare's second novel, inspired by her fascination with inventing stories about her fellow passengers on her commute to work. The fantastic cast of eclectic characters will steal your heart & have you rooting for their happy endings'

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This book is bursting with the kindness of strangers, and I was bursting with hope by the end of it The key character of the group who brings Piers (known as Smart-But-Sexist-Surbiton) and others together including Sanjay (Too-Good-To-be-True New Malden), Emmie, Martha, Jake and David together is Iona (Piers christens her Crazy Dog Woman before he really gets to know her), a onetime IT girl of the Eighties and Nineties who, with the love of her life Bea, is a flamboyantly extrovert lesbian who works as a magazine therapist and a woman with a take-no-prisoners approach to bringing people together. Clare Pooley has found a delightful way to bring home the point that we need each other Kelly Corrigan, New York Times bestselling author The People on Platform 5 is nothing short of sheer and utter delight. It presents the best of humanity - the sweet and bashful kindness and generosity that lives in all of us. I can't think of a more joyful book! * Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of Dial A For Aunties *A feel-good read, with great characters to care about, it takes current issues seriously but adds plenty of humour Choice 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 them most?

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Pooley pulls no punches when it comes to how uncompromisingly difficult and awful life can be, but she does so in a way that doesn’t feel hopeless and which comes with a sense that it might be possible to find a way through.The writing is fantastic, I really fell in love with Iona and was deeply invested in all of their stories. If you are an inveterate reader, the odds are good, better than good actually, that fellow readers or close friends (sometimes, happily, they are both) that at some point they will recommend a book to you. A book, they will assure you with a mix of solemnity and enthusiasm, is Continue Reading To be honest, that sense of being enveloped in love and support is so profoundly present in The People on Platform 5 that it often feels like a great big warm hug; that’s not meant in any kind of flippant way at all but rather in the sense that being made to feel like you belong and matter is the one of the most powerful things you can do for anyone.

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A joyous and uplifting story about unexpected friendships, and the chance connections that can change our lives courtesy IMDB (c) Warner Bros. Family Entertainment) Halloween would not be Halloween without Scooby-Doo! somewhere in the hauntingly spooky and hilariously freaky mix and, of course, solving a great mystery which in the case of 1999’s Scooby-Doo! and the Witch’s Ghost is literally bewitching one quaint New England town. The Continue Reading Another totally original, thoroughly enjoyable and satisfying book from Clare Pooley. Full of original characters and wisdom, I absolutely loved it It leaves] the reader with that fuzzy feeling you want from a feel-good book. Fans of her previous hit, The Authenticity Project, will not be disappointed * Woman's Weekly *The wondrously good thing about The People on Platform 5 is that for all the magic of the narrative, it also feels really down to earth and quite real. Every day at 8:05, Iona Iverson boards the train to go to work. As a seasoned commuter, she knows there are rules that everyone should follow: THE AUTHENTICITY PROJECT is one of my favorite books and IONA IVERSON’S RULES FOR COMMUTING shines just as brightly, if not even brighter.

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Clare Pooley is the queen of feel-good fiction. She takes relatable situations and characters and somehow makes them magical. The People of Platform 5 is funny, tender and true-to-life while also being thought-provoking. It was magnificent and a joy to read The answer, of course, with the unconditional friendship of the newly connected commuter group who find in each other a chance to face up to some very real challenges, the kind that are always easier to handle when you have others standing in the corner with you.

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A magnificent, heart-warming novel celebrating the power of human connection - it's an absolute joy * Freya Sampson, author of The Last Library * A feel-good and uplifting read with unforgettable characters from the bestselling author of The Authenticity Project Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting" by Clare Pooley is a story about perceptions, kindness, and friendship! I loved meeting the people on platform 5 – a delightful story about connection and friendship in a disconnected world Filled with delightful characters... this heart-warming book explores relationships and the dilemmas of everyday life Candis