Reading Circle 31: ‘Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine’ by Gail Honeyman

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‘Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine’ (2017)
by Gail Honeyman

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, or at least it appears on the surface. Nothing is missing form her carefully timetabled existence. Except, sometimes, everything…

Sandra and Andrew discuss the 2017 novel, reading many extracts from it. This novel needs to speak for itself.

Reviews:
‘A story about the very worst and vey best that humans are capable of…funny, brave, and utterly devastating.’
‘An oustanding debut novel about loneliness and the power of a little kindness.’
‘One of the most unusual and thought-provoking heroines of recent contemporary fiction.’
‘Unforgttable, brilliant, funny and life-affirming.’
‘Hugely original, a funny and sad tale of a survivor who tackles the challenges of emotional reconnection with grave courage.Unmissable.’

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