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Paula hawkins debut novel the girl on the train is a suspenseful thriller filled with a complex plot, shocking twists at every turn, and an ending that will both stun and leave the reader wanting more. Paula hawkins born 26 august 1972 is a zimbabweborn british author, best known for her bestselling psychological thriller novel the girl on the train 2015, which deals with themes of domestic violence, alcohol, and drug abuse. Paula hawkins, author of the best seller the girl on the train, says the book was born of a realization that she prefers tragedy to humor. The girl on the train by paula hawkins is a tight, suspenseful chiller with a dubious. Apr 22, 2015 paula hawkins took something as customary as a train ride and turned it into an epic thriller with her debut novel, the girl on the train. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Under the name amy silver she published a number of light romantic novels, none of which gained much traction in the literary world. My mother used to tell me that i had an overactive imagination. Paula hawkins deftly imbues her debut psychological thriller with inventive twists and a shocking denouement.
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But paula hawkins novel the girl on the train just might have earned the title of the next gone girl. The girl on the train by paula hawkins nothing any good. There were posters all over the go train, subways and buses. It is a mysterious thriller story and the rachel leads the main role in the novel. Nov 06, 2015 in her debut novel, hawkins, former deputy personal finance editor for the times of london, uses three different narrators to explore how little any of us really know of the lives of others. So she catches the same train she used to, from witney a fictional town in buckinghamshire and no relation to the prime ministers oxfordshire. Even a mediocre movie adaptation cant ruin enthusiasm for books. I guessed the culprit not too far into the book, but that didnt spoil my reading, mostly because paula hawkins dropped so many distracting and persuasive curve balls into the story. And yes, that is to some extend why i wanted to read this.
Penguin group, 2015 isbn 9781594633669 rachel rides the same train every day on her commute to and from london, right past the street where she and her husband used to live. The novel debuted in the number one spot on the new york times fiction best sellers of 2015 list print and ebook dated 1 february 2015, and remained in. Two to three hundred a year, they say, so at least one every couple of days. Jan 05, 2015 the girl on the train by paula hawkins is a tight, suspenseful chiller with a dubious narrator, who tries to solve the mystery of a womans disappearance. Paula hawkins debut novel the girl on the train is a suspenseful thriller filled with a complex plot, shocking twists at every turn, and an ending. The girl on the train by paula hawkins overdrive rakuten. Jan, 2015 desperate to find lives more fulfilling than her own, a lonely london commuter imagines the story of a couple shes only glimpsed through the train window in hawkins chilling, assured debut, in which the line between truth and lie constantly shifts like the rocking of a train. The author was able to pile layers of meaning and mystery into the simplest thoughts of the female narrators.
In her debut novel, hawkins, former deputy personal finance editor for the times of london, uses three different narrators to explore how little any. The novel was adapted into a film starring emily blunt in 2016. I havent read gone girl but i can safely vouch for the fact that this book is a potential hollywood blockbuster. The girl on the train book consist of 336 pages with isbn 9781594633669 in the united kingdom and 320 pages book for the united states. T here are not many authors who can say their lucky break came with the banking collapse of 2008 but paula hawkins, author of the recordbreaking british thriller the girl on the train, is one. The girl on the train by paula hawkins penguin books. Aug 23, 2016 paula hawkins worked as a journalist for fifteen years before turning her hand to fiction. The girl on the train is a 2015 psychological thriller novel by british author paula hawkins that gives narratives from three different women about relationship. The girl on the train by paula hawkins paper clips. Oct 04, 2015 i was responsible for leading the book club discussion this month.
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Desperate to find lives more fulfilling than her own, a lonely london commuter imagines the story of a couple shes only glimpsed through the train window in hawkins chilling, assured debut, in which the line between truth and lie constantly shifts like the rocking of a train. At first, i was reasonably skeptical about picking this one up with all the gone girl comparisons its been given. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Jan, 2015 paula hawkins worked as a journalist for fifteen years before turning her hand to fiction. Sunday times crime book of the month and new york times. The alcoholic narrator is dead perfec, was the twitter of the big star writer. Hawkins s girl is a less flashy, but altogether more solid creation.
Why didnt anybody tell me i would like to say were back on track, but, well, well see. The girl on the train by paula hawkins is a tight, suspenseful chiller with a dubious narrator, who tries to solve the mystery of a womans disappearance. If the new book is anything like as successful as the last, shell have to get used to walking a lot more of them. The girl on the train by paula hawkins me reading books. The novel debuted in the number one spot on the new york times fiction best sellers of 2015 list print and e book dated 1 february 2015, and remained in. I was responsible for leading the book club discussion this month. Apr 29, 2016 t here are not many authors who can say their lucky break came with the banking collapse of 2008 but paula hawkins, author of the recordbreaking british thriller the girl on the train, is one. Hawkins delivers an original debut that keeps the exciting momentum of the girl on the train going until the last page. British author paula hawkins began her career as a journalist before turning to fiction.
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