Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
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4.5 • 3.1K Ratings
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
Over 2.5 million copies sold
‘Funny, touching and unpredictable’ Jojo Moyes
‘Heartwrenching and wonderful’ Nina Stibbe
Winner of Costa First Novel Award, a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller and the Book of the Year
One of the Sunday Times' 100 bestselling books of the past 50 years
Eleanor Oliphant has learned how to survive – but not how to live
Eleanor Oliphant leads a simple life. She wears the same clothes to work every day, eats the same meal deal for lunch every day and buys the same two bottles of vodka to drink every weekend.
Eleanor Oliphant is happy. Nothing is missing from her carefully timetabled life. Except, sometimes, everything.
One simple act of kindness is about to shatter the walls Eleanor has built around herself. Now she must learn how to navigate the world that everyone else seems to take for granted – while searching for the courage to face the dark corners she’s avoided all her life.
Change can be good. Change can be bad. But surely any change is better than… fine?
‘Moving, funny and devastating’ The Herald
‘Unforgettable, brilliant, funny and life-affirming’ Daily Mail
‘I adored it. Skilled, perceptive, Eleanor's world will feel familiar to you from the very first page. An outstanding debut!’ Joanna Cannon
Reviews
‘A truly original literary creation: funny, touching and unpredictable. Her journey out of the shadows is expertly woven and absolutely gripping’ Jojo Moyes
‘Unforgettable, brilliant, funny and life-affirming’ Wendy Holden, DAILY MAIL
‘Original [and] unexpectedly funny’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘An outstanding debut about loneliness and the power of a little kindness’ MAIL ON SUNDAY
‘Heartbreaking and heartwarming’ STYLIST
‘Brave, smart and funny… the most refreshing and heartwarming debut I’ve read in some time’ YORKSHIRE POST
‘A narrative full of quiet warmth and deep and unspoken sadness… Wonderful and joyful’ Jenny Colgan, GUARDIAN
‘Moving, funny and devastating’ THE HERALD
‘Heartwrenching and wonderful’ Nina Stibbe
‘Deft, compassionate and moving’ Paula McLain
‘I adored it. Skilled, perceptive, Eleanor's world will feel familiar to you from the very first page. An outstanding debut!’ Joanna Cannon
‘A truly original voice and so good on loneliness: I sobbed and sobbed’ Cathy Rentzenbrink
‘Hugely original, a funny and sad tale of a survivor who tackles the challenges of emotional reconnection with grave courage. Unmissable.’ SUNDAY EXPRESS
‘Quirky, witty and absorbing’ HEAT
‘Warm and funny, moving and deeply original, Eleanor Oliphant is completely marvellous’ Gavin Extence
‘A beautiful and delicate balance between funny and heartbreaking… restores your faith in humanity’ RED
‘You’ll laugh and cry reading this fine debut’ PRIMA
‘Impeccable’ Dawn O’Porter
‘So powerful – I completely loved Eleanor Oliphant’ Fiona Barton
‘Heartbreaking’ Bryony Gordon
‘Delightful, dark and moving’ Sarah Pinborough
‘Warm, quirky and fun, with a real poignancy underneath’ Julie Cohen
‘A stunning debut! I laughed, wept and reflected’ Lucy Clarke
‘As perceptive and wise as it is funny and endearing… Warm, funny and thought-provoking’ OBSERVER
‘An absolute joy, laugh-out-loud funny but deeply moving’ DAILY EXPRESS
‘Satisfyingly quirky’ NEW YORK TIMES
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Eleanor Oliphant’s life isn’t being lived, it’s just slipping by. Standoffish and odd, she fills the week with unchanging routine and anaesthetises her weekends alone with vodka. When a chance encounter with a work colleague leads Eleanor to confront the pitch-black past that has caused her thin existence, Gail Honeymoon explores extremes of abuse and kindness with acute poignancy and wit. For all Eleanor’s quirks and awkwardness, she’s a hugely sympathetic character and her gradual escape from solitude is the foundation of a riveting and original debut novel.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Thirty-year-old narrator Eleanor Oliphant's life in Glasgow is one of structure and safety, but it doesn't offer many opportunities for human connection. At her job of 10 years as a finance clerk, she endures snickers and sidelong glances from her coworkers because she is socially awkward and generally aloof, and her weekends are spent with copious amounts of vodka. Office IT guy Raymond Gibbons becomes a fixture in her life after they help an elderly man, Sammy Thom, when he collapses in the street. Raymond and Sammy slowly bring Eleanor out of her shell, requiring her to confront some terrible secrets from her past. Her burgeoning friendship with Raymond is realistically drawn, and, refreshingly, it doesn't lead to romance, though the lonely Eleanor yearns for love. Debut author Honeyman expertly captures a woman whose inner pain is excruciating and whose face and heart are scarred, but who still holds the capacity to love and be loved. Eleanor's story will move readers.
Customer Reviews
A great read
I see a little of myself in the main character, being a person who spends a lot of time alone. The book makes you happy & sad. Highly recommend
Beautiful story
I loved this book, such a beautiful story about how the smallest things can make such a big difference to someone’s life. Also a candid reminder of the many people who suffer from soul destroying loneliness in our communities
Wow
I have nothing else to say that I absolutely loved this book, and read it in 3 days.