Paula Hawkins

Quick Facts

Full Name	Paula Hawkins
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Aug 26, 1972(1972-08-26)
Age	52
Birthplace	Harare
Country	Zimbabwe
Birth City	Harare Province
Horoscope	Leo

Paula Hawkins Biography

Paula Hawkins is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on August 26, 1972 in Harare, Harare Province, Zimbabwe. Author and novelist known for her novel The Girl on the Train, a novel that was the New York Times Best Seller The Girl on the Train. The novel is set to be made into a major motion film featuring Novelist and author who is widely recognized for the 2015 New York Times Best Seller The Girl on the Train. The novel would go on to be adapted into a major motion picture starring Emily Blunt..

Composer for film Film composer Danny Elfman wrote the score for the 2016 film adaptation of The Girl on the Train. wrote the score for the version of the film The Girl on the Train.

Hawkins was born and raised in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe). Her father was an economics professor and financial journalist. Before moving to London in 1989 at the age of 17, Hawkins attended Arundel School, Harare, Zimbabwe then studied for her A-Levels at Collingham College, an independent college in Kensington, West London. Hawkins read philosophy, politics and economics at Keble College, University of Oxford. She worked as a journalist for The Times, reporting on business. She then worked for a number of publications on a freelance basis, and wrote a financial advice book for women, The Money Goddess.

Around 2009, Hawkins began to write romantic comedy fiction under the name Amy Silver, writing four novels including Confessions of a Reluctant Recessionista. She did not achieve any commercial breakthrough until she challenged herself to write a darker, more serious story. Her best-selling novel The Girl on the Train (2015), was a complex thriller, with themes of domestic violence, alcohol, and drug abuse. The novel took her six months, writing full-time, to complete, at a time when she was in a difficult financial situation and had to borrow from her father to be able to complete it. The novel was adapted into a film in 2016. In November 2016, she was listed as one of BBC’s 100 Women. She lives in South London.

She hails from Harare, Zimbabwe and moved to London at the age of 17.

Paula Hawkins Net Worth

Paula Hawkins is one of the richest Novelist from Zimbabwe. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paula Hawkins 's net worth $16 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She worked as a commercial reporter at The Times.

She released her novel Into the Water.

Paula Hawkins (born 26 August 1972) is a Zimbabwe-born British author, best known for her best-selling psychological thriller novel The Girl on the Train (2015), which deals with themes of domestic violence, alcohol, and drug abuse. The novel was adapted into a film starring Emily Blunt in 2016. Hawkins’ second thriller novel, Into the Water, was released in 2017.

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Who is Paula Hawkins Dating?

According to our records, Paula Hawkins is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Paula Hawkins’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Paula Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Zimbabwe. Paula Hawkins celebrates birthday on August 26 of every year.

How much did Paula Hawkins make?

All in all, Paula Hawkins made $19.4 million in 2017. In 2016, she made $17 million. That’s a heck of a turn around for a writer who had to borrow money from her dad so that she could pay the bills, survive and finish writing the book that would make her famous.

How old is Paula Hawkins?

49 years (August 26, 1972)

Is the book into the water a movie?

DreamWorks Pictures is adapting the upcoming murder mystery novel “Into the Water,” from “The Girl on the Train” author Paula Hawkins. DreamWorks parent Amblin Partners bought the movie rights in a preemptive deal.

What was Tom Clancy's net worth?

Author Tom Clancy left an estate worth $83 million. When Tom Clancy died in 2013, he left behind an estate worth $83 million.

How many copies of Gone Girl have sold?

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn – sold 20 million copies.