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2000s: Love at first sight – based on the true story of one girl and her ‘train man’…
The Note
What you need to know before your trail
One very ordinary day, Maya Flowers sees a new commuter board her train to London, and suddenly the day isn’t ordinary at all. Maya knows immediately and irrevocably that he is The One.
Every day they go through the same routine; he with his head in a book and her dreaming of their happily-ever-after. But eventually, Maya plucks up the courage to give Train Man a note asking him out for a drink.
And so begins a story of sliding doors, missed opportunities and finding happiness where you least expect it. Based on the true story that everyone is talking about, The Note is an uplifting, life-affirming reminder that taking a chance can change everything…
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Travel around London on a train with Train Man!
The novel is inspired by a real-life romance between two commuters. Maya works in fashion, and sees a man she would really like to talk to, but she hasn’t got the nerve. So, she writes her fellow commuter a note. Train Man is actually James who works in accounting…
“It’s the first day of the year when the words ‘unseasonably’ and ‘mild’ are bandied around. That day in spring when you can just about get away with wearing flip-flops even though only last week it was biker boots and cable tights weather.”
“But part of Maya is surprised because she could see herself with Train Man, together in a happy future. Not a Hollywood future either. A real one, where hair greys, smiles thin, but lovers still hold hands, despite having seen the worst of each other.”
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Notebook
Destination: London, India Author/guide: Zoë Folbigg Departure: 2000s
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