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The girl on the train by paula hawkins 2015, hardcover for. The book was a decent read the beginning was so slow that i was about to dnf it forever. At the center of this absorbing thriller is rachel, the girl on the train, who fantasizes about a couple she observes out the train window as she commutes back and forth to london. Her first thriller, the girl on the train, has been a global phenomenon, selling almost 20 million copies worldwide. The girl on the train first us edition, with a quote from tess gerritsen authorpaula hawkins audio read by clare corbett louise brealey india fisher countryunited kingdom languageenglish published jan 2015 15 jan 2015 media typeprint pages317 395 320 isbn9781594633669 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 troubles and binge drinking. The girl on the train has been promoted as the new gone girl, but i think its a far better book. Vanity fair the girl on the train has more fun with unreliable narration than any chiller.
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The main characters of this mystery, fiction story are rachel watson, anna watson. Paula hawkins worked as a journalist for fifteen years before turning her hand to fiction. The girl on the train movie tiein by paula hawkins and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Born and brought up in zimbabwe, paula moved to london in 1989 and has lived there ever since. This has led me to believe that 2015 didnt have better books in the mystery and thriller genre, hence the goodreads choice award going to the girl on the train. When 6yearold gretl jumps from a train bound for auschwitz, her mother and grandmother are unable to follow her. Now rachel has a chance to become a part of the lives shes only watched from afar. Kimberly mccreight, new york timesbestselling author. 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, 2 and remained. Riverhead books has announced that the paperback edition of the blockbuster bestseller, the girl on the train by paula hawkins, will hit shelves july 12. The girl on the train 2015 is a psychological thriller novel by british author paula hawkins.
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Released now as a tiein paperback to tate taylors film adaptation, we invite you to experience the chilling, fractured world of rachel watson. Hawkins, a former financial journalist, has written a couple of other books under a pseudonym, but this is her first crime novel. The girl on the train was definitely a page turner. With alternating perspectives ranging from the fantasies of a young woman who watches a couple from the window of her train commute every day. Rear window meets gone girl, in this exceptional and startling psychological thriller gripping, enthralling a topnotch thriller and a compulsive read s j watson, bestselling author of before i go to sleep rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. The girl on the train paperback northshire bookstore. The girl on the train, book by paula hawkins paperback. Shes buried beneath a silver birch tree, down towards the old train tracks, her grave marked with a cairn. Jun 29, 2016 riverhead books has announced that the paperback edition of the blockbuster bestseller, the girl on the train by paula hawkins, will hit shelves july 12. The girl on the train is the kind of slippery, thrilling read that only comes around every few years see gone girl. Free download or read online the girl on the train pdf epub book. The girl on the train movie tiein paperback august 23, 2016.
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