The Girl on the Train is a psychological fiction novel with suspense. It is written by Paula Hawkins. She is a British novelist of thrillers. Another brilliant novel of the author to mention here is A Slow Fire Burning. Moreover, Into the Water is another exciting title that Paula Hawkins has authored.
The audio narration of The Girl on the Train novel is done by Clare Corbett, India Fisher, and Louise Brealey. The different characters of the book are played by different narrators. But their voices surprisingly are so similar that you might struggle to differentiate between the characters.
Rachel on her daily routine used to take the same commuter train first time in the morning and then at night. She used to go on the same track every day and flashes down past a stretch of many suburban homes. At the signal where she stops, she gets to see the same couple sitting on the deck every day and having their breakfast. She even developed a feeling that she knows the. They were Jess and Jason, and that’s what she used to call them. Their life looked to be perfect and far unlike the life that she lost not too long ago.
She then witnessed some shocking. It was just a minute left for the train to move on but that was just enough. Everything has already changed. Rachel was not in a position to keep everything to herself so she goes to the police. But was she that much unreliable as they say? She was soon deeply entangled in the investigation and also in the lives of all those who were involved in it. So, has Rachel done a lot more harm than good?
The plot of The Girl on the Train is addictive and it became the bestselling psychological thriller. It is a story that deals with different themes like drug abuse, domestic abuse, and alcohol. The story of this novel was also adapted into a movie starring Emily Blunt.
