The Late Train To Gipsy Hill

Gary Nelson has a routine for the commute to his rather dull job in the city. Each day, he watches transfixed as a beautiful woman on the train applies her make up in a ritual he now knows by heart. Then one evening, on the late train to Gipsy Hill, the woman who has beguiled him for so long, invites him to take the empty seat beside her.

From that moment, Gary’s life is turned on its head. He finds himself on the run from the Russian mafia, the FSB and even the Metropolitan Police – all because of what because this mysterious young woman may have witnessed…

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This Boy

The extraordinary 1950s London childhood of one of Britain’s best-loved politicians.

Please, Mister Postman

The moving sequel to the Sunday Times bestseller, This Boy. This highly acclaime

The Long and Winding Road

The third volume of Alan Johnson’s bestselling and award-winning memoirs takes us to the corridors of Westminster and lifts the lid on the life of a hard-working constituency MP.

In My Life

Alan Johnson tells his story of growing up with a passion for music in a London that has long gone.