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Not to be confused with The Girl in the Train, The Girl on the Train (2009 film), or The Girl on the Train (2013 film).
The Girl on the Train
US hardcover art
AuthorPaula Hawkins
LanguageEnglish
Published13 Jan 2015 (Riverhead books, US)
15 Jan 2015 (Doubleday, UK)
Publication placeUnited Kingdom, United States
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages336 (US)
320 (UK)
ISBN978-1-59463-366-9

The Girl on the Train (2015) is a psychological thriller novel by British author Paula Hawkins.[1]

The novel debuted at number one on the The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 2015 list (combined print and e-book) dated February 1, 2015,[2] and remained in the top position for 13 consecutive weeks, until the list dated April 26, 2015.[3] Many reviews referred to the book as "the next Gone Girl", a popular 2012 novel.[4][5]

By early March 2015, the novel had sold over 1 million copies,[6] and 1.5 million by April.[7] It has occupied the number one spot of the U.K. hardback book chart for 20 weeks, the longest any book has ever held the top spot.[8] By early August 2015, the book had sold more than 3 million copies in the U.S. alone.

The film rights were acquired by DreamWorks Pictures in 2014 for Marc Platt Productions.[9]

Plot

Rachel Watson is a 32-year-old alcoholic who is going through a difficult time in her life. Her ex-husband left her two years ago for his mistress. Tom, her ex, and Anna are now married and have a daughter. However, Tom cheats on Anna by having an affair with married neighbour Megan Hipwell. As the story begins, Megan is pregnant and secretly believes Tom to be the father.

While Rachel rides the train to and from London every day, she notices Megan and her husband on their deck and often fantasizes about their lives. Though she has never met them, she believes them to be the perfect couple. Days later, she sees a news story about Megan's sudden disappearance. Worried that she may have done something to Megan while blacked out and drunk, Rachel begins to investigate the disappearance. She starts lying to Megan's husband to get close to him and causes distress to both Tom and Anna with her frequent drunkenness.

Once Anna finds evidence among Tom's belongings of his affair with Megan, she and Rachel realize that Tom "lies about everything,"[citation needed] and they confront him. Tom confesses to having murdered Megan and burying her body after she told him that he might be the father of her unborn baby. Tom attacks Rachel, who kills him in self-defense.

Translations

The foreign rights have been sold in 34 countries, including:

  • France: published by Sonatine Éditions under the name La Fille du Train and translated by Corinne Daniellot[10]
  • Italy: published by Piemme under the name La Ragazza del Treno and translated by B. Porteri[11]
  • Spain: published by Editorial Planeta under the name La Chica del Tren and translated by Aleix Montoto
  • Portugal: published by Topseller under the name A Rapariga no Comboio and translated by José João Letria and revision by Diogo Montenegro
  • Turkey: published by İthaki Publishing-house under the name Trendeki Kız and translated by Aslıhan Kuzucan

Film adaptation

The film rights for the novel were acquired by DreamWorks Pictures on March 24, 2014 with Marc Platt set to produce.[9] On May 21, 2015 it was announced that the director of The Help, Tate Taylor, would be directing the film based on a script written by Erin Cressida Wilson.[12] On June 5, 2015, it was announced that British actress Emily Blunt was in talks to play the role of Rachel.[13] In July 2015, book author Paula Hawkins reported that the setting of the film would be moved from England, as it is in the book, to the U.S.[14]

References

  1. ^ (5 January 2015). Another Girl Gone in a Tale of Betrayal - ‘The Girl on the Train,’ by Paula Hawkins (book review), The New York Times
  2. ^ Best Sellers, The New York Times
  3. ^ Best Sellers, The New York Times
  4. ^ Review excerpts, paulahawkinsbooks.com, Retrieved 21 April 2015
  5. ^ Lawless, Jill (22 March 2015). 'The Girl on the Train' is a runaway hit for Paula Hawkins, Redding Record Searchlight (Associated Press story)
  6. ^ McClurg, Jocelyn (11 March 2015). 'Girl on the Train' sells 1 million copies, USA Today
  7. ^ O'Connor William (20 April 2015). The Fastest-Selling Adult Novel in History: Paula Hawkins’ ‘The Girl On The Train’, The Daily Beast
  8. ^ Alison Flood, The Girl on the Train breaks all-time book sales record, The Guardian, 8 July 2015.
  9. ^ a b Kroll, Justin. "DreamWorks Acquires Novel 'The Girl on the Train' for Marc Platt (EXCLUSIVE)". Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  10. ^ http://www.sonatine-editions.fr/livres/La-Fille-du-train.asp
  11. ^ http://www.edizpiemme.it/libri/la-ragazza-del-treno
  12. ^ McNary, Dave (21 May 2015). "'The Help' Director Tate Taylor Boards 'Girl on the Train'". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  13. ^ Kroll, Justin. "Emily Blunt in Talks to Star in 'The Girl on the Train' Adaptation". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  14. ^ Andrew Pulver, The Girl on the Train film to be set in US not UK, The Guardian, 13 July 2015.
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