“You are not meant to say that you cried yourself to sleep last night because you hadn’t spoken to another person for two consecutive days.” “If someone asks you how you are, you are meant to say FINE.” Eleanor tells herself in the book. The narrative slowly looks at modern isolation in a way that removes the shame and stigma. She is pithy, socially awkward and prickly, but still hugely funny with a great sense of humour. She goes home every Friday to a supermarket pizza and a lot of vodka before not talking to anyone until Monday rolls round again. The narrative focuses on 29-year-old Eleanor Oliphant who works in accounting all week and avoids social interaction. Although the novel came out in 2017, it made big waves in the early part of this year praised for its exploration of loneliness. Eleanor Oliphant won the Readers’ Choice category – the only category with an entirely open vote, where the public can nominate their favourite book of the year. The announcement was made at the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards - the only literary awards judged by booksellers and the public.
Gail describes how Eleanor becomes the agent of her own destiny and the change, learning 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.Įleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine is a heartwarming story about loneliness, loss and the possibility of change.Gail Honeyman's Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine has been crowned the public's book of the year after coming top in a poll of 55,000. One simple act of kindness shatters the walls Eleanor has built around herself. Nothing is missing from her carefully timetabled life. She speaks to her mother every Wednesday evening on the phone. 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. Gail created her own version of this story with the character Eleanor Oliphant, who leads a simple life.
On the outside, her life was a success, with her own flat and a good job but the reality was she often went home on Friday evening and returned to work on Monday morning without speaking to a soul all weekend. Gail was inspired to write her debut novel after reading an article in which a young woman described her lonely life. Gail Honeyman talks about her novel Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine which won the 2017 Costa First Novel Award and has been a runaway success since.
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