“Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She’s even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses. ‘Jess and Jason’, she calls them. Their life – as she sees it – is perfect. If only…

I love my kindle, I really do. It makes taking books on holiday or on journeys far easier. But there’s a certain charm about reading a physical book, the cover, turning the pages, even the smell (especially of a new book). It’s been a very long time since I last brought a book and so I thought it was about…