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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This beautifully-written story, which rather audaciously dares to imagine what might happen if regular commuters on the same train line in London dared to actually speak to each other, is like a tonic for the soul because not only does it bring a number of lost big city souls into the kind of nurturing found family they all desperately need, but it does so in a way that helps them answer some big questions in their life and take some pretty positive steps forward.

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The author creates a diverse group of characters who are in dire need of the ear and shoulder of a friend. Clare Pooley graduated from Newnham College, Cambridge and spent twenty years in the heady world of advertising. With nothing in common but their commute, an eclectic group of people learn that their assumptions about each other don't match reality. Generally, our closest friends tend to be around the same age as us and share similar views and life experiences, which means that the help and advice they give you in tough times is probably advice you’d give yourself,” author Clare Pooley said in an interview with The Nerd Daily . Clare Pooley is best known as the bestselling author of The Authenticity Project which was published in 2020.

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Through time each of the five characters reveals something sensitive about themselves or fall on hard times. 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. As a train commuter, I definitely related to the eye glances, nicknames, and universal head nod that goes on! Heartwarming, funny, a delicious dive into the profound and ridiculous modern world in which we live.The Authenticity Project, Clare's debut novel, was a BBC Radio 2 bookclub pick, a New York Times bestseller, the winner of the RNA debut novel award and a Babelio award. The writing is fantastic, I really fell in love with Iona and was deeply invested in all of their stories. Once they’re together, the characters spill the beans on their not-so-perfect lives and band together to get everyone back on track. People boarded the train at all the usual stops along the line, but for the first time in months, most of the seats around her [Iona] remained empty.