Paula Hawkins
| Paula Hawkins | |
|---|---|
 Paula Hawkins | |
| Born | August 26, 1972 Harare |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Keble College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Novelist, journalist |
| Website | paulahawkinsbooks |
Paula Hawkins is a Zimbabwean-British journalist and novellist who is based in the UK. She is the author of the best-seller thriller novel The Girl on the Train. She was as journalist for 15 years before moving to writing fiction.
Life and career
Hawkins was born in Harare in 1972 to a university professor and journalist. She went to Arundel Primary School and then Arundel School in Harare.
She moved to London in 1989
Her breakaway success book The Girl on the Train is being published all over the world and has been optioned by Dreamworks.
She has visited Zimbabwe a number of times since her relocation to the UK, the latest being in December 2016 when she participated in a book promotional event together with writer Petina Gappah and actress Chipo Chung
Books
- The Money Goddess (2006)
- Confessions of a Reluctant Recessionista (2009)
- The Girl on the Train (novel) (2015)
Pictures
At the Book reading of Girl on the Train in Harare
In conversation with Zimbabwean writer Petina Gappah in Harare December 2016
