Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine is a humorous fiction novel. It is written by Gail Honeyman. She is a very talented Scottish writer. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine is her debut which won her the Costa First Novel Award in 2017. Cathleen MacCarron is the narrator of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine. Her subtle British accent and steady pacing made this narration a good one for the audience.
Eleanor Oliphant was having a hard time with her social skills and she tend to say what she used to think exactly. Nothing was missing as such in her carefully perfectly scheduled life when it comes to avoiding all types of social interactions. Weekends for her were punctuated by vodka, frozen pizza, and then having long phone chats with her mother.
But things changed in her life when she met Raymond for the first time. He was quite clumsy and an unhygienic IT professional. He was working in the same office as her. When they both saved Sammy together, who was an old man who fell on the sidewalk then all the three became good, caring friends of each other. They were determined to rescue each other from their lives of complete isolation which all three of them were living for quite a long time. Moreover, it was all due to his big heart of Raymond which would eventually help Eleanor to have a definite way of repairing her own severely damaged heart in a fairly quick time.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine will make an ideal holiday gift. It is the number one bestseller in the New York Times and a must-listen.