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- Sprache: Englisch
- Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017
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The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, which follows Rachel, who is struggling with alcoholism, depression and the collapse of her marriage, and lives vicariously through the people she sees from her train window every morning. Events soon spiral out of control, and Rachel finds herself embroiled in deceit, adultery and even murder.
The Girl on the Train was first published in 2015 and soon became an international bestseller, before being adapted into a hit film starring Emily Blunt. Paula Hawkins initially worked as a financial writer and wrote a string of romance novels under a pseudonym, before turning her hand to psychological thrillers with
The Girl on the Train and
Into the Water.
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Paula Hawkins
British novelist
Born in Harare (Zimbabwe) in 1972.Notable works:Hot Property (2001), practical guideThe Money Goddess (2006), practical guideInto the Water (2017), novelPaula Hawkins was born and grew up in Zimbabwe, before moving to London with her family in 1989. Her father is an economics professor, and she followed in his footsteps to an extent by studying philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford University. She worked as an economics journalist for The Times and published a number of financial guides, such as The Money Goddess (2006), before turning her hand to fiction in 2009.
She initially wrote romantic fiction under the pseudonym Amy Silver, before publishing the psychological thriller The Girl on the Train in 2015. The novel was a dazzling success, topping bestseller lists around the world and being adapted into a hit film. Hawkins has previously lived in France and Belgium, and is currently based in London.
The Girl on the Train
A polyphonic thriller
Genre: novelReference edition: Hawkins, P. (2016) The Girl on the Train. London: Transworld.1st edition: 2015Themes: murder, anxiety, psychology, psychopaths, London, adultery, alcoholism, domestic violenceThe Girl on the Train was published in 2015 and is Paula Hawkins’ first novel under her own name. Inspired by commuters from outer London, Hawkins tells the story of a desperate, disillusioned, alcoholic young woman who lives vicariously through the seemingly perfect couple she sees from the train every day and eventually gets tangled up in their lives for real when she witnesses an affair and learns of a murder.
The atmosphere of the novel is tense but not stifling, and the reader follows the feelings, ideas and thoughts of multiple characters, as the chapters focus on each of them in turn. As a result, the story and the reading experience often unfold at the same pace.
