A thriller told from the first person view point of three women, The Girl on the Train revolves around a missing girl.The main character is Rachel Watson, a divorcee who turns to alcohol to deal with her pain. She takes the train into London each day and the significance of her train ride and her involvement with a missing women case addictively unfolds.
Unfortunately, Rachel's recollections of events are fogged by her drunken state as she struggles to piece together what she has seen and witnessed.
Other first person narratives include the missing woman and Rachel's ex-husband's new wife Anna. As their entwined lives are told through daily accounts by each of the characters, the reader learns of the many secrets all the women keep, blurring the lines between perception and reality.
Compared often to Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, both novels include first person narratives from different characters and compelling twists and surprises. Written by female authors with female protagonists, the comparisons are inevitable.
On a side note, the story includes characters who live on Blenheim Road, which reminded me of my visit to Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire.
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