Paula Hawkins (author)
Paula Hawkins | |
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Hawkins at Gothenburg Book Fair in 2015 | |
| Born | 26 August 1972 Salisbury, Rhodesia |
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| Occupation | Novelist, journalist |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Keble College, Oxford |
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| paulahawkinsbooks | |
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. The novel was adapted into a film starring Emily Blunt in 2016. Hawkins' second thriller novel, Into the Water, was released in 2017.