As the story progresses she slowly begins to remember what has happened to her, and the relationship with Matthew, Matty. It’s the tale of Lisa, a ghost who is confined to Peterborough railway station. Platform Seven is a slow, dull and ultimately unsatisfying book by Louise Doughty. After all, she was the first of the two to die. A book review of Platform Seven by Louise Doughty.

Two fatalities in eighteen months - surely they're connected? No one is more desperate to understand what connects them than Lisa Evans herself. She knows what he is about to do as she tries and fails to stop him walking to the platform edge. What the man doesn't realise is that he has company.

Welcome to the world of Louise Doughty’s ninth. Platform Format: Paperback Publisher: Faber & Faber Country: United Kingdom Published: 16 June 2020. Nobody except Lisa Evans, and she is dead. Louise Doughty,Louise Doughty,Louise Doughty. As he sits on the metal bench at the far end of the platform it is clear his choice is strategic - he's as far away from the night staff as he can get. Nobody notices when a man enters the station, and makes his way towards deserted platform seven. The man crossing the covered walkway on this freezing November morning is confident he's alone. ' Guardian The new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author of Apple Tree Yard Platform Seven at 4am: Peterborough Railway Station is deserted. Louise, a former teacher at the Faber Academy, and Bev will discuss how to write suspense in this incredibly versatile genre which dominates the bestseller lists and creeps onto our television screens.īooks will be on sale and the event will be followed by a book signing.** A BIRD IN WINTER - THE GRIPPING NEW NOVEL FROM LOUISE DOUGHTY - AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW** SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV EVENT 'Utterly mesmerising.' Deborah Moggach 'Beautifully constructed.' Clare Mackintosh 'A scarily plausible story. She has been nominated for the Orange Prize for Fiction and the Costa Novel Award.īev Thomas was a clinical psychologist in the NHS and now works as an organisational consultant in mental health services. Her Top Ten bestseller Apple Tree Yard sold over half a million copies in the UK alone and was adapted for BBC as a four-part series starring Emily Watson. Platform Seven at 4am: Peterborough Railway Station is deserted. Platform Seven is Louise Doughty's ninth novel. Read 817 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. The acclaimed author of Apple Tree Yard and a highly-anticipated debut novelist discuss the art of writing intelligent, psychological thrillers. Fiction: How to Write the Perfect Crime Chaired by Jake Kerridge Monday 7th October 2019, 7-8pm Robert Graves Gallery £12.50

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