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Books reviewed in Planet: The Welsh Internationalist
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"The London Train" is a novel in two parts, separate but wound together around a single moment, examining in vivid detail two lives stretched between two cities. Paul lives in the Welsh countryside with his wife Elise, and their two young children. The day after his mother dies he learns that... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Paul: Self obsessed Academic and husband to Elsie. Also the main protagonist
- Cora: Librarian in Cardiff. Separated from her husband Robert
- Robert: Cora's husband
- Frankie: Cora's best friend and Robert's sister
- Marek: Polish version of Del-Boy
- Gerald: Caricature of the drunken eccentric don. Paul's best friend
- Anna: Sister of Marek
- Elise: Second wife of Paul and mother to Becky and Joni
- Willis: Neighbour of Paul
- James: Son of Willis
- Ruth: Lives in the same village as Elsie and Paul and is Elsie's co worker
- Evelyn: Recently departed Mother of Paul
- Annette: Add a description of this character.
- Becky: Daughter of Paul and Elise
- Joni: Daughter of Paul and Elise
- Lulu: Daughter of Frankie
- Johnny: Son of Frankie
- Rhian
- Mrs Phipps
- Elizabeth: PA to Robert
- Annelies: 1st wife of Paul
- Damon: Special Political Adviser
- Barbara: Robert's Ex girlfriend
- Chris
- Terry
- Stella
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
By the time Paul got to the Home, the undertakers had already removed his mother's body.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Books reviewed in Planet: The Welsh Internationalist. (standard series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Tessa Hadley (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
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Publication Date: 2011
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Publisher: Jonathan Cape
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Publication Date: 2011
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Awards edit
- Orange Prize for Fiction (Finalist, 2011, Longlist)
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- Dewey: 823.92
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