Unpublished novel misplaced

From BBC News:

An unpublished novel by renowned author Jeanette Winterson has been found at an Underground station in south London.

The Stone Gods, by the writer of Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, is not due to be published until September.

Martha Oster, 27, said she was “amazed” when she found the 134-page manuscript lying on a bench at Balham station on Wednesday night.

View the full story on BBC.co.uk - and yes, they do explain of how it came to be there. For those interested, Jeanette Winterson’s official site can be found here.