At the age of 29, Eleanor Oliphant has settled into a familiar routine: work, vodka, sleep. Little has changed in her life since the traumatic incident that happened in her childhood; the incident that taught her that the best way to live is alone. With the help of IT guy Raymond, Eleanor slowly and painfully learns that she is not alone and she does not have to suffer in silence. Parts funny, sad, and relatable, this quick read is perfect for readers who enjoy stories with cynical characters who find a community. Content warning: attempted suicide and alcohol abuse.Publisher description:
Meet Eleanor Oliphant: she struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she's thinking. That, combined with her unusual appearance (scarred cheek, tendency to wear the same clothes year in, year out), means that Eleanor has become a creature of habit (to say the least) and a bit of a loner. Nothing is missing in her carefully timetabled life of avoiding social interactions, where weekends are punctuated by frozen pizza, vodka, and phone chats with Mummy. But everything changes when Eleanor meets Raymond, the bumbling and deeply unhygienic IT guy from her office. When she and Raymond together save Sammy, an elderly gentleman who has fallen on the sidewalk, the three become the kind of friends who rescue each other from the lives of isolation they have each been living. And it is Raymond's big heart that will ultimately help Eleanor find the way to repair her own profoundly damaged one.