The Woman in the Window
Anna Fox is an agoraphobic former psychologist who spends her days watching her neighbors from her window. When she witnesses something disturbing in the house across the way, no one believes her.
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Anna Fox is an agoraphobic former child psychologist living alone in a Harlem brownstone, separated from her husband and daughter, drinking merlot and watching her neighbors through a Nikon.
Yes. A 2021 Netflix film adaptation directed by Joe Wright and starring Amy Adams was released. The film received mixed reviews. The original novel itself was the subject of a New Yorker investigation into author A.J. Finn's resume embellishments.
Yes. The Woman in the Window openly references Hitchcock's Rear Window, with an agoraphobic woman watching her neighbors. The Hitchcock film and Cornell Woolrich's source story are both acknowledged influences.
The Woman in the Window was written by A.J. Finn, published in 2018 by Grijalbo.
The Woman in the Window is 544 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The Woman in the Window takes most readers 8 to 12 hours to finish.
The Woman in the Window is a standalone novel by A.J. Finn, not part of a series.
The Woman in the Window is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.