The Woman in the Window

I thoroughly enjoyed this psychological thriller. Anna suffers from severe agoraphobia. She spends her days looking out the window, peeking into windows and taking pictures of her neighbors. She also visits online chat rooms, drinks way too much Merlot and takes pills, all to dull the pain of a past that haunts her.

One night, while spying on her neighbors, Anna is sure she sees an act of violence. But others doubt her, and Anna's already small world and shaky mental stability start to unravel. Things quickly become complicated as the truth is revealed and Anna's past is slowly uncovered. The author also keeps the chapters short which makes for a nicely paced page-turner. Recommend.

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For readers of Gillian Flynn and Tana French comes one of the decade's most anticipated debuts, to be published in thirty-six languages around the world and already in development as a major film from Fox: a twisty, powerful Hitchcockian thriller about an agoraphobic woman who believes she witnessed a crime in a neighboring house. It isn't paranoia if it's really happening ...

Anna Fox lives alone-a recluse in her New York City home, unable to venture outside. She spends her day drinking wine (maybe too much), watching old movies, recalling happier times ... and spying on her neighbors. Then the Russells move into the house across the way: a father, a mother, their teenage son. The perfect family. But when Anna, gazing out her window one night, sees something she shouldn't, her world begins to crumble-and its shocking secrets are laid bare. What is real? What is imagined? Who is in danger? Who is in control? In this diabolically gripping thriller, no one-and nothing-is what it seems.

1. Anna has agoraphobia and an alcohol problem. She also pops pills. Do you think this is the reason she is not a reliable narrator? Did it make you doubt that she witnessed a murder?

2. Why do you think Anna was so obsessed with her neighbors? Was it more than loneliness or curiosity?

3. Did your opinion of Anna change as the book progressed? How? Consider that she is a child psychologist who can't control her own life.

4. Did you believe Anna when she acted as if her husband and daughter were still alive? Were you surprised to learn the truth?

5. How do you think the author handled themes like grief, depression, and anxiety?

6. The book is written by a man with a female narrator. How do you think the author did with the female perspective?

7. The author used red herrings to keep the reader guessing. Did they work for you or did you see through them?

8. Talk about the pacing and plot twists. Did you find the book evenly paced? Did you see the plot twists coming?

9. What did you think of the ending? Were you able to guess the truth? Would you have preferred a different ending?

10. This book is often compared to Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train. How do you think it stacks up?