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Platform Seven
by Louise Doughty
I read Apple Tree Yard and thoroughly enjoyed it. When I saw this book, which also feautured 'ghostly goings on' it was swiftly added to my wishlist, then read.
This book manages to be both a thriller, and a literary piece of fiction. We're swiftly introduced to a ghost that roams Peterborough train station. She doesn't know who she is or what happened to her. The story then switches between the events of the train station (with other linked events) and the months leading up to the girl's death.
I was immediately swept into this story and its characters. Each of them had depth and I wanted to get to know them all, especially Dalmar. In fact, characterisation is where Louise Doughty really flourishes. The middle section of the story details a particular relationship (I don't want to give anything away), that was particularly uncomfortable to read, in that it was so well written. I could feel myself talking to the characters to try and warn them, not that it would have done any good.
I really loved this book. I wouldn't say I enjoyed it, because of the subject matter, but I had to find out what happened and couldn't put it down. I highly recommend.
This book manages to be both a thriller, and a literary piece of fiction. We're swiftly introduced to a ghost that roams Peterborough train station. She doesn't know who she is or what happened to her. The story then switches between the events of the train station (with other linked events) and the months leading up to the girl's death.
I was immediately swept into this story and its characters. Each of them had depth and I wanted to get to know them all, especially Dalmar. In fact, characterisation is where Louise Doughty really flourishes. The middle section of the story details a particular relationship (I don't want to give anything away), that was particularly uncomfortable to read, in that it was so well written. I could feel myself talking to the characters to try and warn them, not that it would have done any good.
I really loved this book. I wouldn't say I enjoyed it, because of the subject matter, but I had to find out what happened and couldn't put it down. I highly recommend.