Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Paula hawkins this was a fascinating story dealing with unreliable charactersnarrators. Gone girl author gillian flynn provided a blurb for. 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 by paula hawkins waterstones.
We had chosen the girl on the train by paula hawkins. Specifically the lives of jess and jason who live at the house outside her train window when the train. Notwithstanding all of the deceit, deception and general outandout fraud one will find in the girl on the train, each and every word in this engrossing debut thriller by paula hawkins has the ring of. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. The girl with the dragon tattoo by stieg larsson blurb. The book is the based on the firstperson narrative, however, the number of narrators of the story are three women and with each women telling according to her narration, the views of the readers may differ. Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. Create, print, and sell professionalquality photo books, magazines, trade books, and ebooks with blurb. Those of us who have used public transit will identify and, to some degree, sympathize with the books very troubled protagonist. Both books, the book thief and the girl from the train, try to manipulate his reader by providing a little girl as a protagonist and playing the orphan card. I was responsible for leading the book club discussion this month. The welcome echoes of rear window throughout the story and its propulsive narrative make the girl on the train. Sep 12, 2018 a blurb is a short description of a book that is written for promotional purposes. Rear window meets the girl on the train in thriller the woman in the window by a.
Every day the same rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night. Janet maslin, the new york times theres nothing like a. The girl on the train marries movie noir with novelistic trickery. The girl on the train is based upon the best selling novel by former journalist paula hawkins. Buy the girl on the train book online at low prices in india. The girl on the train quotes and analysis gradesaver. Its author, paula hawkins, isnt as clever or swift as gillian flynn, the author of gone girl, but shes no slouch. Now rachel has a chance to become a part of the lives shes only watched from afar. The debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other peoples lives, from the author of into the water. A chilling psychological thriller about an agoraphobic woman convinced shes seen a crime take place, the twisty. Traditionally, it would be found on the inside back cover of a hardback. The girl on the train has more fun with unreliable narration than any chiller since gone girl.
Sell your book in the blurb bookstore, through amazon, or in the global retail network of over 38,000 retailers, libraries, and schools. A blurb is a short description of a book that is written for promotional purposes. Jul 09, 2015 at no point was rachel ever merely a girl on a train she was in fact intimately connected with the street and at least one family on it. If you liked gillian flynns dark and suspenseful gone girl, then you have to read paula hawkinss pageturner the girl on the train and vice versa. Your book blurb is an incredibly important piece of marketing that you need to perfect if you want to ensure that you are attracting the right readers and showcasing your work in its very best. Published by transworld, the book was released in 2015 to great acclaim. Find railway romance by pavel kiselev at blurb books. The girl on the train by paula hawkins uk hardcover. Notwithstanding all of the deceit, deception and general outandout fraud one will find in the girl on the train, each and every word in this engrossing debut thriller by paula hawkins has the ring of truth to it. 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. In july of 20, rachel watson is a female on a locomotive, a. Strangers in the suburbs thriller is on the right track. Its the only constant thing she seems to have in her.
All the missing girls, by megan miranda miranda oneups all the readers who flip to the end of a book first by starting her tale near the end of the story, and then backing up to tell the whole. An alternative cover edition for this isbn can be found. Generally, 150200 words are more than enough for a full blurb. Reading it together with denise really brought more insight into the book and what it was lacking. After its publication in january 2015, the book became one of the fastestselling novels in history, with more than 15 million copies sold globally. When a woman leaves a locket in annas bag before jumping under a train, anna starts asking awkward questions, but loose ends surrounding an abducted fouryearold boy are only part of the picture and hi im. 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 book club discussion questions. Connections to the girl on the train andor gone girl. Paula hawkins publisher is pitching her debut novel at fans of an american blockbuster. Please please please can more books from irma joubert be translated in to english, i have just read the girl from the train and it is one of the best books i have ever read, and i read lots and lots of books. The novel gets harder and harder to put down as the story screeches toward its unexpected ending.
The woman who is murdered, meghan, the new wife of a neighbor to the murdered girl. After its publication in january 2015, the book became one of the fastestselling novels in history, with more. The girl on the train is one of those books where you cant wait yet almost cant bear to turn the page. Jan 15, 2015 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. With the movie on the way, i felt it was high time i dusted down my copy and. But you likely knocked out both of those books before the calendar flipped over to 2016.
The story is told through the three female characters in the story. I chose to avoid the blurb and hype, as sometimes, it can predetermine ones view of a book. Nothing is more addicting than the girl on the train. The protagonist of the girl on the train is much younger, yet she is unable to remember much about the night a young woman went missing near her old home blood, an underpass, a blue. Lbc medusa the girl on the train write up leedsbookclub.
The girl from the train by irma joubert reading guidebook. Buy the girl on the train by hawkins, paula from amazons fiction books store. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. The girl on the train, paula hawkins the girl on the train 2015 is a psychological thriller novel by british author paula hawkins. The girl on the train is one of those delicious thrillers that can be devoured in four sittings, thats two return journeys on a typical train trip. This one has additional strife in pining for her ex and is a lush, as well, with a fantasy about true love, seen through the train window a perfect couple, together in a london back garden. That and the grand reception the book received got me really intrigued about the contents of it. From the train, she fixates on the lives of her former husband, tom watson, and his current wife, anna, and their neighbors, scott and megan hipwell, whom she idealizes. The girl on the train has gone girltype fun with unreliable spouses, too.
She is one of those tiny birdwomen, a beauty, paleskinned with blond hair cropped short. Theres a whiff of agatha christie and a dollop of gone girl with. The girl on the train is the story of rachel watsons life postdivorce. Shes even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses. For this occasion, im going to make it real simple by listing all the pros and cons of this book. The girl on the train by paula hawkins, paperback barnes. She rides the commuter rail to and from london every day for work or so she says. The girl on the train cover image what the blurb says. Sixyearold gretl schmidt is on a train bound for auschwitz. Millions of books have been published, and that means making your book stand out among the crowd without a solid book marketing and publishing plan can be more challenging now than ever before but when it comes to book marketing, putting in the work to produce a powerful book synopsis or book blurb is the best way to sell more books. This one has additional strife in pining for her ex and is a lush, as well, with a fantasy about true love, seen through the train. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. The second photo book of sensual stories made during train travel.
Paula hawkinss highly anticipated debut novel is a dark, gripping thriller with the shocking. Like the girl on the train, hawkinss new novel into the water hinges on a powerful understanding of human instincts and the damage they can inflict. Every day, she takes the train in to work in new york, and every day the train passes by her old house. Youll be surprised by what horrors lurk around the bend. The blurb also appeared far too enticing and finally i bought the book. Paula hawkins gripping new thriller begins with bitter, dissolute rachel, who sees what she believes to be a perfect couple, every morning on the train to work and then one day, the wife is. The girl on the train by paula hawkins penguin books australia. Super setup slightly let down by a less convincing climax. Her debut thriller was a phenomenon, but here an embarrassment of narrators and the clunky withholding of. The girl on the train is a woman who has become usual now. A novel and millions of other books are available for instant access. The girl on the train by paula hawkins penguin books. The book was a decent read the beginning was so slow that i was about to dnf it forever. Read the girl on the train a novel by paula hawkins available from rakuten kobo.
Girl on a train is another standalone psychological thriller, following the evil beneath, featuring journalist, anna rothman. The house she lived in with her husband, who still lives there, with his new wife and child. The girl on the train study guide contains a biography of paula hawkins, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. But you likely knocked out both of those books before the calendar flipped over to 2.
Book blurb begins every day the same rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night. This is turn led to a rant about the overuse of the word girl when selling novels though to be fair we did qualify that we didnt know whether this was always the titlecentral concept of the book or. I went into this book intentionally trying not to have expectations for it. Like its train, the story blasts through the stagnation of these lives in suburban london and the reader cannot help but turn pages. Chose from several free tools or use adobe indesign or adobe lightroom. 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. Jan 01, 2007 i picked up irma joubert national bestseller the girl from the train because the world war ii historical fiction has been picking at my soul. Railway romance by pavel kiselev blurb books australia. The girl on the train, hawkinss first thriller, is wellwritten and ingeniously constructed. Setting events on dates within the past two years means the. With no sense at all of an absolute truth rachel, and everyone she encounters, prove to be dizzyingly unreliable narrators the girl on the train is a novel of mounting dread and unease, brilliantly voiced by previousfinancial journalist paula hawkins in her breakout thriller triumph. As paperback publishing developed, readers began seeing the blurb appearing on the back cover.
The girl from the train mentions a sixyearold girl who jumps the train on the way to aushwitz. New york daily news the girl on the train by paula. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. But rachel is prone to blackouts, irrationality and drunk. Here, the girl on the train shines, with its mystery resolved by a leftfield plot twist that works, followed, surprisingly, by what you might call a happy ending. Shes buried beneath a silver birch tree, down towards the old train tracks, her grave marked with a cairn. Two january thrillers vie for the girl on the train mantle. Print as you go sell one copy at a time and let blurb fulfill the orders or.
The girl on the train, by paula hawkins the new york times. The novel debuted in the number one spot on the new york times fiction best sellers of 2015 list print and e book. The girl on the train ebook by paula hawkins rakuten kobo. Hawkinss tale of love, regret, violence and forgetting is an engrossing. The girl on the train paula hawkins haftad 9781784161101. Buy the girl on the train book online at low prices in. The girl on the train by paula hawkins crime thriller girl. Aug 23, 2016 its only a minute until the train moves on, but its enough. Read the girl on the train by paula hawkins available from rakuten kobo. The girl on the train movie tiein paperback august 23, 2016. Aug 01, 2015 rachel takes the same commuter train every morning. I finally caved and bought this book after virtually every other kindle book blurb says for readers who loved girl on the train and gone girl. The girl on the train, by paula hawkins paula hawkins gripping new thriller begins with bitter, dissolute rachel, who sees what she believes to be a perfect couple, every morning.
Aug 23, 2016 the girl on the train movie tiein paperback august 23, 2016. Aug 16, 2012 the book is much more complex and in ways much more disturbing and explicit thus i would suggest reading the book prior to watching the film so you can better compare the two. Im so glad that i did the girl on the train is the global bestseller from writer paula hawkins. The girl on the train by paula hawkins published in 2015 by doubleday pages. If you liked gillian flynns dark and suspenseful gone girl, then you have to read paula hawkinss pageturner the girl on the trainand vice versa. From the train, she fixates on the lives of her former husband, tom watson, and his. Aug 10, 2015 the girl on the train is a debut book by paula hawkins. Buy the girl on the train book online at best prices in india on. Jan 05, 2015 the girl on the train has more fun with unreliable narration than any chiller since gone girl, the book still entrenched on bestseller lists two and a half years after publication.
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