The People on Platform 5

From the bestselling author of The Authenticity Project comes a brand-new uplifting and feel-good novel that everyone is falling in love with...


'Sunny, funny and full of heart' NITA PROSE, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Maid

'Warm, funny and moving, with an unforgettable cast of characters' - ROSIE WALSH

'Full of original characters and wisdom. I absolutely loved it' - KATIE FFORDE

'Feel-good fiction at its best' - SOPHIE COUSENS, author of This Time Next Year

'A 1st class journey' - BETH MORREY

'A gloriously entertaining and completely addictive read' - HAZEL PRIOR

Nobody speaks to strangers on the train. But what would happen if they did?

Every day at 8:05, Iona Iverson boards the train to go to work. Every day, she sees the same people and makes assumptions about them, even giving them nicknames. But they never speak. Obviously.

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, and 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 them most?