Paula Hawkins facts for kids

Paula Hawkins at a book fair in 2015

Paula Hawkins was born on 26 August 1972 in Salisbury, Rhodesia. She is a famous author from the United Kingdom. She is best known for her popular novels, The Girl on the Train and Into the Water.

About Paula Hawkins

Paula Hawkins was born in Salisbury, which is now called Harare in Zimbabwe. She went to Arundel School in Harare and later to Collingham College in London. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked as a journalist for The Times newspaper.

Her book, The Girl on the Train, became a very successful movie in 2016. The film starred Emily Blunt. Paula Hawkins has also written four romantic stories. She published these books using a different name, Amy Silver.

Books by Paula Hawkins

Here are some of the books Paula Hawkins has written:

• Guerrilla Learning: How to Give Your Kids a Real Education With or Without School (2001) (written as Amy Silver, with Grace Llewellyn) ISBN: 9780471349600
• Confessions of a Reluctant Recessionista (2009) (written as Amy Silver) ISBN: 9780099543558
• All I Want for Christmas (2010) (written as Amy Silver) ISBN: 9780099553229
• One Minute to Midnight (2011) (written as Amy Silver) ISBN: 9780099564638
• The Reunion (2013) (written as Amy Silver) ISBN: 9780099574491
• The Girl on the Train (2015) (written as Paula Hawkins) ISBN: 9781594634024
• Into the Water (2017) (written as Paula Hawkins) ISBN: 9780735211209