![]() ![]() It’s hinted at in the start of the book and then rapidly revealed that Eleanor is very much a loner and not well adjusted to modern social standards at all. From the outset, Eleanor is a fully functioning young adult with all her ducks in a row. She goes through life with perfectly-refined routines: a sandwich Meal Deal every day, eaten whilst completing the Daily Telegraph crossword a visit to Marks & Spencer every Friday pesto pasta dinner on weeknights (“one pan and one plate”) Tesco margherita pizza and wine on Friday evening two bottles of vodka throughout the weekend a phone call with her incarcerated mummy on Wednesday nights. ![]() ![]() The novel is about a curiously regimented woman named Eleanor and told through her first-person perspective. I had to know what was on the next page, so I picked it up and finished it about 5 days later (unprecedentedly speedy by my standards!). But when I was on my way to Brisbane, I was flipping through Elenaor Oliphant is Completely Fine in the airport bookstore and instantly fell into the rhythm of the story. ![]() I rarely buy books in airports – they’re tempting but bulky and I usually opt for a Lovatts find-a-word instead. ![]()
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