The girl on the Train is a whodunnit on a par with Gone Girl, but set in the UK. It's a riveting tale about the impact of adultery. The two main characters are Megan, an attractive, screwed up, young wife and Rachel, an equally screwed up, dumped, ex-wife. Both women use self-destructive coping methods to deal with emotional pain; Megan plays around and Rachel drinks.
Rachel sees Megan in the garden each morning from the window of a London commuter train and wonders what her life is like. When Megan disappears Rachel becomes involved in her story.
Other characters include Scott, Megan's husband; Tom and Anna, Rachel's ex-husband and his new wife; Cathy, Rachel's flatmate and Dr Kamal Abdic, Rachel's therapist.
This is definitely the best book I've read in a while!
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