Paula Hawkins | |
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Born | Salisbury, Rhodesia | 26 August 1972
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Occupation | Novelist, journalist |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Keble College, Oxford |
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Paula Hawkins (born 26 August 1972) is a British author best known for her top-selling psychological thriller novel The Girl on the Train (2015), which deals with themes of domestic violence, alcohol, and drug abuse.[1][2] The novel was adapted into a film starring Emily Blunt in 2016.[3] Hawkins' second thriller novel, Into the Water, was released in 2017.[4]