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The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (Book Analysis) : Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

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This engaging summary presents an analysis of 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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