IN CONVERSATION WITH Libby Page
Libby Page’s debut The Lido , about a campaign to save a swimming pool, was one of last year’s must-read novels. Its focus on community and friendship follows through to her latest novel, The 24-Hour Café – the café that never sleeps. Libby lives in London with her fiancé and still enjoys an al fresco swim or two.
When I was considering the setting for The 24-Hour CaféThat was when I came up with Liverpool Street station. It’s a big station with offices nearby, as well as Shoreditch for people going on a night out, and the Stansted Express. So people are constantly leaving and arriving.
