- Paperback
- Publisher: Harper; Quick Reads edition edition (6 Mar 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007270089
- ISBN-13: 978-0007270088
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.4 x 0.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 184,337 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Girl on the Platform (Quick Reads)
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Praise for Josephine Cox:
• ‘Cox’s talent as storyteller never lets you escape the spell’ Daily Mail
• ‘Irresistible storytelling’ Books Magazine
• ‘Driven and passionate’ Sunday Times
Product Description
A quick read from the bestselling storyteller, Josephine Cox. Love at first sight and a mysterious disappearance.
Best friends Mark and Pete board a train to London for a night out.
As Pete finds a seat he notices a girl sitting on a bench. She looks sad and lonely. When the train leaves, he can't get her out of his mind because in her he has seen a glimpse of himself.
Over the coming months Pete sees the girl often, but when tempted to speak to her, his courage fails. Then one day she simply disappears. Hopelessly besotted by this girl he believes to be his kindred spirit, Pete will not rest until he finds her…
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I completely concur with the previous reviewer. This book is puzzling in its awfulness. The dialogue is cringe making and the timescale just doesn't work. The characters manage to get from Bedford to London, book into a bed and breakfast, go the theatre, visit a seedy club and get back to their accommodation in under five hours. The characters are quite unbelievable and the style of writing absurd. What was Josephine Cox doing - having a laugh?
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Really disappointed. I am an avid fan of this author, but this is not to her usual high standard. It was confusing in its timings, and the story line became more unbelievable as it progressed.
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have never seen such poor writing and am amazed that stuff like this gets published. The story is so incredibly cliched and so are the characters. This 'quick read' has no redeeming features whatsoever and I wonder if the author is ironically giving us a classic example of how not to write!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
the girl on the platform
This a short lighthearted story. good when you want something quick to read, whenb you don't feel ready for something to really get into
Published 1 month ago by ginger
Enjoyable quick read
I've not read anything from Josephine Cox for a while until this one. Probably not one of her best reads, but never the less I enjoyed reading it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by anniegirl
Girl on the platform
This was much shorter than i expected. It seemed to drag through the first couple of chapters then suddenly it wizzed through the rest. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Chris
Disappointing
I have read every Josephine Cox book that she has written, I downloaded this one to my kindle, I didn't realise it was a quick read and couldn't believe I came to the end so... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mrs. L. M. Asbery
Dreadful and amateurish writing...
This has to be one of the worst quick reads I have ever read. The dialogue is clunky, much of the story doesn't need to be there, it's as if the words are only on the paper to pad... Read more
Published 4 months ago by shabbychic
Nice holiday read
Have just purchased my kindle and bought a few books for holidays. I read more on holiday thanks to my kindle and my case did not have the HEAVY sticker attached. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mrs. A. Glasper
Girl On A Platform
Marvelous - Josephine Cox, as always delivers. Very hard to put a book down. It is just a "quick read" but Highly recommended.
Published 14 months ago by Bookwormer
my thoughts
really enjoyed this quick read first time that i have read anything by Josephine Cox and on my kindle very happy
Published 16 months ago
Basic reading
Not a good read - have most of her books but this is by far the worst.
I would not call it a book - more like an artical.
I would not call it a book - more like an artical.
Published 17 months ago by Mr. Dennis W. Ellis
Girl on the Platform
It was a short story that you might read in a cheap magazine, disappointing coming from Josephine Cox.
Published on 27 Oct 2009 by mozie
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