![]() ![]() One of the most appealing things about the book is the way Hawkins uses the unreliability of her character’s perceptions to destabilize the reader, who is forced to sift through the contradictions and memory gaps in order to find the truth. When a local woman goes missing, she inserts herself into the investigation, alcohol-clouded judgment causing her to confuse memory and reverie, discovering she may be more involved in the disappearance than she remembers. If you are one of the few people who have not read it (or seen the movie), it’s about a woman who has lost everything - her marriage, her job, her sense of self and purpose - and spends most of her time drunk, experiencing severe blackouts. ![]() ![]() IN 2015, Paula Hawkins’s debut thriller, The Girl on the Train, became one of those Big Deal Books in the world of psychological suspense. ![]()
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