the house at number 15 Blenheim Road

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The house at number 15 Blenheim Road is a pivotal suburban residence in Paula Hawkins’ novel "The Girl on the Train," serving as the focus of Rachel Watson’s obsessive observations and much of the story’s mystery.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional house
fictional location
adaptedIn The Girl on the Train (2016 film) NERFINISHED
The Girl on the Train (stage and other adaptations) NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Girl on the Train NERFINISHED
associatedWithCharacter Anna Watson NERFINISHED
Megan Hipwell NERFINISHED
Rachel Watson NERFINISHED
Scott Hipwell NERFINISHED
Tom Watson NERFINISHED
centralTo mystery in The Girl on the Train
clueLocation site of evidence about Megan Hipwell’s disappearance
countryOfSetting United Kingdom NERFINISHED
createdBy Paula Hawkins NERFINISHED
fictionalStatus doesNotExistInReality
firstPublicationContext The Girl on the Train (2015 novel) NERFINISHED
genreOfWorkAppearedIn psychological thriller
houseNumber 15
locatedInWork The Girl on the Train NERFINISHED
medium novel
narrativeDevice used to mislead readers through Rachel’s assumptions
narrativeFunction anchor point for shifting perspectives in the story
symbol of idealized domestic life for Rachel Watson
narrativelyObservedBy Rachel Watson NERFINISHED
partOf fictional commuter-belt neighborhood
pointOfViewLinkedTo Rachel Watson’s first-person narration
publisherOfWork Riverhead Books NERFINISHED
Transworld Publishers NERFINISHED
publishingLanguageOfWork English
roleInPlot focus of Rachel Watson’s daily train observations
location of climactic confrontation
location of key revelations about Megan Hipwell
primary crime scene in the novel
settingType suburban residence
streetName Blenheim Road NERFINISHED
thematicAssociation addiction and memory loss
domestic violence
infidelity
unreliable perception
voyeurism
timeOfFictionalEvents early 2010s
transportConnectionInStory overlooked from a passing commuter train

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Rachel Watson observesFromTrain the house at number 15 Blenheim Road