Gabi du Plessis: Reading Project Section: Setting
The Girl On The Train Setting:
‘The Girl On The Train’ has three main places in which it takes place: Ashbury, Witney and London. Rachel lives in Ashbury with her friend Cathy and travels via train to London every morning. Rachel pretends that she still has a job in London, even though she had been fired a few months prior. In London, Rachel spends her days wondering around, buying gin and tonics and using up the last amounts of money she owns. The trip from Ashbury to London every morning is very important as the train travels past her old hometown, Witney,a quiet, suburban area where she reminisces her past life, spies on her ex husband and his new wife (Tom and Anna) and fantasizes about
The Girl On The Train Setting:
‘The Girl On The Train’ has three main places in which it takes place: Ashbury, Witney and London. Rachel lives in Ashbury with her friend Cathy and travels via train to London every morning. Rachel pretends that she still has a job in London, even though she had been fired a few months prior. In London, Rachel spends her days wondering around, buying gin and tonics and using up the last amounts of money she owns. The trip from Ashbury to London every morning is very important as the train travels past her old hometown, Witney,a quiet, suburban area where she reminisces her past life, spies on her ex husband and his new wife (Tom and Anna) and fantasizes about