Synopsis
Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. She’s even started to feel like she knows them. “Jess and Jason,” she calls them. Their life—as she sees it—is perfect. Not unlike the life she recently lost.
And then she sees something shocking. It’s only a minute until the train moves on, but it’s enough. Now everything’s changed. Unable to keep it to herself, Rachel offers what she knows to the police, and becomes inextricably entwined in what happens next, as well as in the lives of everyone involved. Has she done more harm than good?
If Carlsberg wrote a novel ...... it might have been this one.
I can't really explain plot details, because of spoilers. I wouldn't want to spoil it for you. Paula Hawkins takes the reader on a rollercoaster, it's not so much of a thriller, but Hawkins playing with your mind.
Three women, three perspectives....joined together by a simple train journey. Rachel the main narrative of the novel is joined by Megan and Anna, and their narratives are as equally as important as Rachel's.
I will give the reader two bits of advice:
- Don't picture Rachel as Laurel from Emmerdale; they are both alcoholics. And I kept expecting cameos from Bernice and Marlon etc. And as much as I love Cain Dingle, he does not belong in this novel.
- Read the dates on each chapter, as one narrator's events occur prior to the other two narratives. I read most of on the train coming to and from work, very atmospheric. It's a page turner, better than Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
So buy it, read it and enjoy.....
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