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Gail Honeyman

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine

Genre

Upmarket Fiction

UK Publication

Harpercollins, May 2017

US Publication

Penguin / Viking, May 2017

Film & TV

MGM / Hello Sunshine
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Blurb

Eleanor Oliphant is a bit of an odd ball. She struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she’s thinking. That, combined with her unusual appearance (scarred cheek, sometime wearer of an eczema glove), means that Eleanor has become a bit of a loner – or ‘self-contained entity’ as she calls it. Nothing is missing in her carefully timetabled life and phone chats with ‘Mummy’ (in prison for crimes unknown).

But everything changes when Eleanor falls for the local hipster-band frontman, Johnnie Lomond. As Eleanor prepares herself for her inevitable union with the object of her desire (appropriate attire, new laptop for Instagram stalking), she inadvertently befriends the new guy from her office, Raymond.

As Eleanor navigates the waters of obsessive love and her long-distance relationship with ‘Mummy’, she realises she can only overcome the horrors of her past if she accepts a little help from Raymond…

Filled with unabashed wit, Eleanor Oliphant follows its quirky and troubled female narrator as she realises that the only way to survive her current state of mind is to open her heart to friendship.

THE NO. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

WINNER OF THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD

WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS DEBUT OF THE YEAR 

WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS OVERALL BOOK OF THE YEAR

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Press and Reviews

“Beautifully written and INCREDIBLY funny, Eleanor Oliphant by Gail Honeyman is about the importance of friendship and human connection. I fell in LOVE with Eleanor, an…”

– Reese Witherspoon

“I have read a few great novels recently, but the one that stuck with me the most over the last few months if Eleanor Oliphant Is…”

– Krysten Ritter

“Eleanor Oliphant is a truly original literary creation: funny, touching, and unpredictable. Her journey out of dark shadows is expertly woven and absolutely gripping.”

– Jojo Moyes , #1 New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You

“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…”

– Publisher’s Weekly

“This is a narrative full of quiet warmth and deep and unspoken sadness. It makes you want to throw a party and invite everyone you know…”

– The Guardian

“This novel strikes such a beautiful and delicate balance between funny and heartbreaking and absolutely restores your faith in humanity. Though it’s only May, I’m calling…”

– Red

“This is a heart-wrenching look at modern loneliness (the new, unmentionable cancer, as Eleanor points out) and the presumptions we make about people. It’s so easy…”

– The Pool

“A warm, funny and thought-provoking story”

– The Observer

“Unforgettable, brilliant, funny & life-affirming”

– The Daily Mail

“Quirky, witty and absorbing”

– Heat