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Paula Hawkins: Exploring the dark side of the art world in new thriller The Blue Hour

Bookends with Mattea Roach
Bookends with Mattea Roach
Episode • Nov 20, 2024 • 33m

When Paula Hawkins dropped her pen name and switched from writing romantic comedies to thrillers, she wrote The Girl on the Train. Now she has a new book called The Blue Hour. It follows a reclusive painter named Vanessa Chapman and reflects on themes of power and legacy. Paula and Mattea Roach talk about the motivations and inspiration behind the women at the centre of her stories. 

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