Friends You Haven't Met Yet

The brand new novel from the bestselling author of The Authenticity Project. Pre-order now! When you're lonely, a good book can feel like a friend. But what if it could connect you with someone in real life? When bookshop owner Jude sees how a love of the same book can bring people together, she starts using her shop to help people connect. Soon, her book-matchmaking is changing the lives of everyone around her, from young Harper trying to find love, to the elderly ladies who frequent the café. Before long, perhaps Jude's own life will be changed in unexpected ways too. Because the right story might lead you to the right person... Readers love Clare Pooley's novels: - - - - ⭐ 'Clare Pooley is the master of connecting people. Thoughtful and very funny' - - - - ⭐ 'Authentic, memorable characters, and a rollicking, page-turning plot' - - - - ⭐ 'A breath of fresh air . . . funny and entertaining' - - - - ⭐ 'Moving and brilliantly funny. I devoured it!' - - - - ⭐ 'Clare Pooley never disappoints.' - - - - ⭐ 'I just know everyone is going to love this book.'

Clare Pooley graduated from Newnham College, Cambridge and spent twenty years in the heady world of advertising, before becoming a full-time writer. Clare's dark but hilarious memoir, The Sober Diaries, has helped thousands of people around the world to quit drinking. The Authenticity Project, Clare's debut novel, was a BBC Radio 2 bookclub pick, a New York Times bestseller, the winner of the RNA debut novel award and a Babelio award. It's been translated into 29 languages. The People on Platform 5 is Clare's second novel, inspired by her fascination with inventing stories about her fellow passengers on her commute to work. Clare lives in Fulham, London with her husband, three children and two border terriers.