<i>The Girl on the Train</i> (novel)

The Girl on the Train (novel)

<p><i><b>The Girl on the Train</b></i> is a 2015 <a href="/en/Thriller_(genre)" title="Thriller (genre)" class="wl">psychological thriller</a> novel by <a href="/en/British_literature" title="British literature" class="wl">British author</a> <a href="/en/Paula_Hawkins_(author)" title="Paula Hawkins (author)" class="wl">Paula Hawkins</a> that gives narratives from three different women about relationship troubles (caused by coercive/controlling men) and, for the main protagonist, alcoholism.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-first_1-0"><a href="#cite_note-first-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span> The novel debuted in the number one spot on <a href="/en/The_New_York_Times_Fiction_Best_Sellers_of_2015" title="The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 2015" class="mw-redirect wl"><i>The New York Times</i> Fiction Best Sellers of 2015</a> list (print and <a href="/en/E-book" title="E-book" class="mw-redirect wl">e-book</a>) dated 1 February 2015,<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-debut_2-0"><a href="#cite_note-debut-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span> and remained in the top position for 13 consecutive weeks, until April 2015.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-13th_3-0"><a href="#cite_note-13th-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span></a></span> In January 2016 it became the #1 best-seller again for two weeks. Many reviews referred to the book as "the next <i><a href="/en/Gone_Girl_(novel)" title="Gone Girl (novel)" class="wl">Gone Girl</a></i>", referring to a popular 2012 psychological <a href="/en/Mystery_fiction" title="Mystery fiction" class="wl">mystery</a>, by author <a href="/en/Gillian_Flynn" title="Gillian Flynn" class="wl">Gillian Flynn</a>, with similar themes that used <a href="/en/Unreliable_narrator" title="Unreliable narrator" class="wl">unreliable narrators</a>.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-pubs_4-0"><a href="#cite_note-pubs-4" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 4;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[4]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-posh_5-0"><a href="#cite_note-posh-5" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 5;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[5]</span></a></span></p>

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<ul><li><a href="/en/Clare_Corbett" title="Clare Corbett" class="wl">Clare Corbett</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Louise_Brealey" title="Louise Brealey" class="wl">Louise Brealey</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/India_Fisher" title="India Fisher" class="wl">India Fisher</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data">Thriller</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Published</th><td class="infobox-data">13 Jan 2015 (<a href="/en/Riverhead_Books" title="Riverhead Books" class="wl">Riverhead</a>, US)<br>15 Jan 2015 (<a href="/en/Doubleday_(publisher)" title="Doubleday (publisher)" class="wl">Doubleday</a>, UK)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Media<span>&nbsp;</span>type</th><td class="infobox-data">Print (hardback)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Pages</th><td class="infobox-data">317 (SK)<br> 395 (US)<br> 320 (UK)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/en/ISBN_(identifier)" title="ISBN (identifier)" class="mw-redirect wl">ISBN</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1133582631" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:#d33}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:#d33}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#3a3;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}</style><a href="/en/Special:BookSources/978-1-59463-366-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-59463-366-9" class="wl">978-1-59463-366-9</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div>

<p>By early March, less than two months after its release, the novel had sold over one million copies,<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-1million_6-0"><a href="#cite_note-1million-6" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 6;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[6]</span></a></span> and an additional half million by April.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-db1_7-0"><a href="#cite_note-db1-7" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 7;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[7]</span></a></span> It occupied the #1 spot of the UK <a href="/en/Hardback" title="Hardback" class="mw-redirect wl">hardback</a> book chart for 20 weeks, the longest any book has ever held the top spot.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-8"><a href="#cite_note-8" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 8;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[8]</span></a></span> By early August, the book had sold more than three million copies in the U.S. alone, and, by October 2016, an estimated 20<span>&nbsp;</span>million copies worldwide;<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-20million_9-0"><a href="#cite_note-20million-9" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 9;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[9]</span></a></span> by 2021, the book had sold an estimated 23 million copies worldwide.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-23million_10-0"><a href="#cite_note-23million-10" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 10;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[10]</span></a></span> The audiobook edition, released by <a href="/en/Books_on_Tape_(company)" title="Books on Tape (company)" class="wl">Books on Tape</a>, was narrated by <a href="/en/Clare_Corbett" title="Clare Corbett" class="wl">Clare Corbett</a>, <a href="/en/Louise_Brealey" title="Louise Brealey" class="wl">Louise Brealey</a> and <a href="/en/India_Fisher" title="India Fisher" class="wl">India Fisher</a>. It won the 2016 <a href="/en/Audie_Award" title="Audie Award" class="mw-redirect wl">Audie Award</a> for "Audiobook of the Year".<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-11"><a href="#cite_note-11" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 11;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[11]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-12"><a href="#cite_note-12" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 12;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[12]</span></a></span></p>

<p>The film rights were acquired before the book was published, in 2014, by <a href="/en/DreamWorks_Pictures" title="DreamWorks Pictures" class="wl">DreamWorks Pictures</a> for <a href="/en/Marc_Platt_Productions" title="Marc Platt Productions" class="mw-redirect wl">Marc Platt Productions</a>.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Kroll_2014_13-0"><a href="#cite_note-Kroll_2014-13" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 13;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[13]</span></a></span> The American <a href="/en/The_Girl_on_the_Train_(2016_film)" title="The Girl on the Train (2016 film)" class="wl">film adaptation</a>, starring <a href="/en/Emily_Blunt" title="Emily Blunt" class="wl">Emily Blunt</a> and directed by <a href="/en/Tate_Taylor" title="Tate Taylor" class="wl">Tate Taylor</a>, had its <a href="/en/World_premiere" title="World premiere" class="mw-redirect wl">world premiere</a> on 20 September 2016 in <a href="/en/London" title="London" class="wl">London</a><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-14"><a href="#cite_note-14" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 14;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[14]</span></a></span> before it had its <a href="/en/Art_release#Film" title="Art release" class="wl">theatrical release</a> in the United States on 7 October.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-15"><a href="#cite_note-15" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 15;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[15]</span></a></span></p>



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, for the main protagonist, alcoholism. By early March, less than two months after its release, the novel had sold over one million copies, 