Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine

Gail Honeyman's debut novel, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, won the Costa First Novel Award 2017, and has been longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction and the Desmond Elliott Prize.

As a work in progress, it was shortlisted for the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize. Since publication, translation rights have sold to over thirty territories worldwide and Reese Witherspoon has optioned it for film.

Gail lives in Glasgow.

'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