She spends most of her days downing vast goblets of wine and handfuls of prescription pills while spying on her neighbours through the lens of her Nikon camera - a nod to Hitchcock's Rear Window, a favourite of Mallory's. The novel tells the story of Dr Anna Fox, a child psychologist living in Manhattan. Hopefully this will help get the dialogue going.' 'There's a stigma surrounding depression, particularly for men. It is expected to have similar success when it is released in the UK on Thursday. The book went on sale in the US three weeks ago about became the first debut novel in 12 years to enter the New York Times Best Seller List at number one. In a matter of months, Mallory, who lives in an apartment in New York's trendy Chelsea neighbourhood, has gone from a respected figure in the publishing world to this year's predicted breakout talent - complete with a seven-figure publishing deal, Hollywood film rights, and a superstar agent in Felicty Blunt, sister of actress Emily. The novel also draws on Mallory's own personal battle with bipolar disorder for its plot. His debut novel features a depressed heroine, a grisly murder and whip-crack plot twists.īut the story of how Oxford-educated author Daniel Mallory, 38, came to write The Woman In The Window is almost as riveting.įor Mallory penned the thriller, which has already been hailed as the successor to best-sellers Gone Girl and Girl On The Train, in secret under a nom de plume, all while holding down his day job as a publishing executive.
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