The Last Train Home
A gorgeous will-they-won’t-they romance to curl up with this winter
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4.6 • 21 Ratings
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Publisher Description
'Beautiful and compelling' Heidi Swain
'Two sparkling leads who will steal your heart!' Holly Miller
'One of the best books I have read this year' Emma Cooper
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On the last train home you expect to find...
- Standing space only
- Drunk people singing
- The overpowering smell of McDonalds
You never expect to find love.
When Abbie and Tom cross paths traveling home after a night out, their eyes meet across a crowded carriage and their connection is unmistakable.
What they don't know is that moments later they'll both be caught up in an event that will change them forever.
It is one that will bring them together. But it will also tear them apart.
A lot can happen in seven seconds. A lot can happen in seven years.
Can they find their way back to each other?
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‘This is an awesome book! It gripped me from start to finish. . . A wonderful, unconventional, captivating romance’ Sue Moorcroft
'A right-person-wrong-time story that will stay with you' That's Life Magazine
‘I absolutely devoured this funny, moving, unputdownable novel.’ Jenny Ashcroft
‘A wonderful, heart-warming, different love story.’ Tracy Rees
‘A beautiful, uplifting story from start to finish’ Virginia Heath
'A compelling modern love story brimming with emotion and heart' Fiona Gibson
'A heart-wrenching roller coaster full of missed opportunities and tenderness.' Caroline Khoury
‘Romantic, warm and swoon-worthy’ Emily Stone
'A gorgeous love story full of suspense, drama and tenderness.' Eleanor Ray
'A touching story of love, fate and second chances.’ Fiona Lucas
'Very easy reading’ Daily Mail
‘...full of emotion and feels very real – we loved it’ Fabulous
‘…these two characters feel believably flawed’ The Times
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
This captivating will-they-won’t-they romance begins with a tipsy meet-cute, as Tom and Abbie stumble home to catch the riotous last tube home from central London. Their chemistry is instantaneous, as they giggle at drunken passengers, revelling in the late-night chaos. Unexpectedly, this charming chance encounter takes a disastrous turn when Tom and Abbie survive a catastrophic accident. In the aftermath, as they struggle to process their trauma, Tom and Abbie’s unique shared experience intensifies their feelings for each other while simultaneously threatening to push them apart. As the narrative seamlessly shifts between Tom and Abbie’s POV, Elle Cook takes readers on a tantalising emotional roller coaster that keeps us questioning, are Tom and Abbie destined to find happiness together in the end?
Customer Reviews
5* Unputdownable
A year ago I read The Man I Never Met by Elle Cook, the plot has rattled around in my mind ever since, a sign, to me, of an excellent book. The author has done it again with The Last Train Home.
This novel takes place over a seven year period, starting when Tom and Abbie first meet on the London Underground. Each on their way home after a boozy night out, they break the unwritten rule of 'no eye contact and no speaking to other passengers on the Tube'. Happily chatting they are suddenly thrown into blackness when the train derails. Tom carries Abbie from the wreck and takes her back to his home. A friendship emerges from their joint experience but at a point when their relationship becomes romantic, unexpected news breaks them apart.
Written alternatively from Abbie and Tom's POV. I completely understood the choices they both made, while saying, no, no, no. There's so much in this book, tragedy, fear, depression, annoyance (mine), with the main character's bad decisions and missed opportunities, and finally, an excellent end.
A gripping read, from the explosive opening pages to the many individual choices of Tom and Abbie pulling them further and further apart. That’s all I’m going to tell you, you’ll have to read this for yourself. A very emotional book that I thoroughly recommend.
Thank you Penguin Random House and NetGalley for the ARC, this review is my personal, unbiased opinion.