Yet, stunning and beautiful though it may be, the cathedral is not even mentioned in Platform Seven - perhaps a reflection of the fact that, although it is widely visible, for many of the diverse communities that make up this city it is not a place of shared identification and ownership. So, if one were to write a novel set in Peterborough, where would it begin? There is, of course, with its fine west front, the magnificent cathedral, where Catherine of Aragon is buried and St Oswald’s uncorrupted arm was once kept. It does, of course, depend on the novel, and there are notable exceptions, such as Mark Haddon’s A Spot of Bother, or Marina Lewycka’s A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, the latter capturing in a hilariously funny and yet deeply sad way the life of some of the local immigrant communities that are a part of the life of this city. 33.TO BE honest, Peterborough (where I live) is not an obvious place to set a novel. After all, she was the first of the two to die. 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. 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. The man crossing the covered walkway on this freezing November morning is confident he's alone. 9780571321964 Platform Seven 33.8000 NZD InStock /shop/books/fiction /shop/books/fiction/contemporary /shop/books Platform Seven at 4am: Peterborough Railway Station is deserted. Platform Seven at 4am: Peterborough Railway Station is deserted. She knows what he is about to do as she tries and fails to stop him walking.

Platform seven by louise doughty