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The Man on Platform Five
Robert Llewellyn
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Description for The Man on Platform Five
Paperback. Clean copy
Two posh girls, Gresham and Eupheme, are sitting on a train at Milton Keynes station when they see a trainspotter: a pathetic, badly-dressed saddo with a terrible haircut and a worse anorak. The two are half-sisters and have always fought: now their argument rages over the trainspotter. Is he doomed to eternal nerdiness or could he be taught to appreciate the finer things in life? Eupheme bets he can: in time for Gresham s engagement party she will have transformed him into a man that her sister would want to sleep with...
Two posh girls, Gresham and Eupheme, are sitting on a train at Milton Keynes station when they see a trainspotter: a pathetic, badly-dressed saddo with a terrible haircut and a worse anorak. The two are half-sisters and have always fought: now their argument rages over the trainspotter. Is he doomed to eternal nerdiness or could he be taught to appreciate the finer things in life? Eupheme bets he can: in time for Gresham s engagement party she will have transformed him into a man that her sister would want to sleep with...
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Coronet
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340707906
SKU
KEX0237414
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Robert Llewellyn
Robert Llewellyn was a playwright and television writer before he became an actor, and has since juggled both careers. He is the author of several non fiction books, and his best-known acting role is as Kryten in the BBC s long-running series Red Dwarf. He lives with his partner, also a writer, and their two children.
Reviews for The Man on Platform Five
Romance, sex, treachery and a frightful accident, which all adds up to a gripping story. Llewellyn s brilliant dialogue brings his characters vividly to life in this acutely observed and genuinely funny book - Mail on Sunday Clever first novel . . . An elegant social comedy that rattles along like an express train - ... Read more