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The Girl on the Train (novel)

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The Girl on the Train
First edition
AuthorPaula Hawkins
Audio read by
LanguageEnglish
GenreThriller
Published13 Jan 2015 (Riverhead, US)
15 Jan 2015 (Doubleday, UK)
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages317 (SK)
395 (US)
320 (UK)
ISBN978-1-59463-366-9

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 (caused by coercive/controlling men) and, for the main protagonist, alcoholism.[1] 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 in the top position for 13 consecutive weeks, until April 2015.[3] In January 2016 it became the #1 best-seller again for two weeks. Many reviews referred to the book as "the next Gone Girl", referring to a popular 2012 psychological mystery, by author Gillian Flynn, with similar themes that used unreliable narrators.[4][5]

By early March, less than two months after its release, the novel had sold over one million copies,[6] and an additional half million by April.[7] It occupied the #1 spot of the UK hardback book chart for 20 weeks, the longest any book has ever held the top spot.[8] By early August, the book had sold more than three million copies in the U.S. alone, and, by October 2016, an estimated 20 million copies worldwide;[9] by 2021, the book had sold an estimated 23 million copies worldwide.[10] The audiobook edition, released by Books on Tape, was narrated by Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey and India Fisher. It won the 2016 Audie Award for "Audiobook of the Year".[11][12]

The film rights were acquired before the book was published, in 2014, by DreamWorks Pictures for Marc Platt Productions.[13] The American film adaptation, starring Emily Blunt and directed by Tate Taylor, had its world premiere on 20 September 2016 in London[14] before it had its theatrical release in the United States on 7 October.[15]

  1. ^ Maslin, Janet (4 January 2015). "Another Girl Gone in a Tale of Betrayal – 'The Girl on the Train' by Paula Hawkins". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Best Sellers: Combined Print & E-Book Fiction". The New York Times. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Best Sellers : Hardcover Fiction". The New York Times. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  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. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015.
  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. ^ Flood, Alison (8 July 2015). "The Girl on the Train breaks all-time book sales record". The Guardian.
  9. ^ Feldman, Lucy (10 October 2016). "What Paula Hawkins Thinks of 'The Girl on the Train' Movie". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. 'Of course I was nervous,' says Paula Hawkins, author of 'The Girl on the Train', which has sold more than 20 million copies around the world.'
  10. ^ Mesure, Susie (3 September 2021). "Paula Hawkins "I should have called it The Woman on the Train, not The Girl on the Train". i. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. 'The Girl on the Train, which has sold 23 million copies worldwide in 46 languages since its publication in 2015...'
  11. ^ "Meet the Cast: The girls from Paula Hawkins' "The Girl On The Train" (Exclusive Audio Clips)". Books on Tape. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  12. ^ "The Year's Best Audiobooks: 2016 Audie Award Winners". The Booklist Reader. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  13. ^ Kroll, Justin (24 March 2014). "DreamWorks Acquires Novel 'The Girl on the Train' for Marc Platt". Variety. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  14. ^ Cusumano, Katherine (21 September 2016). "Emily Blunt Keeps It Cheerful for 'The Girl on the Train' Premiere". W Magazine. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  15. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (3 October 2016). "The Girl on the Train review: red herrings on the tracks signal problems". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 June 2022.

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