AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
Winner of the Costa First Novel Award
Winner of the British Book Award (Debut of the Year and Book of the Year)
Shortlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize
Longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction
A Penguin Book Club Pick
“Beautifully written and incredibly funny. . . . I fell in love with Eleanor.”
—Reese Witherspoon
“Eleanor Oliphant is a truly original literary creation: funny, touching, and unpredictable. Her journey out of dark shadows is expertly woven and absolutely gripping.”
—Jojo Moyes, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You
“Eleanor Oliphant endears herself to the reader with her cantankerous charm and her disarmingly inscrutable voice. A compulsive, irresistible narrative that arcs toward compassion and light.”
—Mona Awad, author of 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl
“So powerful—I completely loved Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine.”
—Fiona Barton, New York Times bestselling author of The Widow
“Moving, hilarious, and intriguing, just like its unique, anti-social, anti-heroine. You will fall in love with Eleanor Oliphant.”
—J. Ryan Stradal, New York Times bestselling author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest
“Like a contemporary Jane Eyre, Gail Honeyman’s Eleanor Oliphant is a woman scarred by profound loneliness, and the shadow of a harrowing childhood she can’t even bear to remember. Bit by bit, and with extraordinary courage, however, Eleanor begins peeling the layers of protective numbness, letting others near for the first time, and reaching for the life she hasn’t believed she deserves. Deft, compassionate and deeply moving—Honeyman’s debut will have you rooting for Eleanor with every turning page. I loved this story.”
—Paula McClain, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife
“Honeyman’s debut is a stunner, as buoyant and charming as it is heartwrenching and emotionally sophisticated. Poor Eleanor Oliphant—often clueless, at times maddening, but always fascinating—walks right off the page and into the reader’s heart. Not only is Eleanor Oliphant completely fine, she’s a revelation.”
—Jonathan Evison, author of This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance
“The book occupies that sweet spot between literary and commercial fiction: a highly readable but beautifully written story that’s as perceptive and wise as it is funny and endearing.”
—The Guardian
“...an absolute joy, laugh-out-loud funny but deeply moving.”
—Express UK
“Eleanor Oliphant is more than Completely Fine. She is Unforgettable, Brilliant, Funny and Life-Affirming.”
—The Daily Mail
“Witty, charming, and heartwarming, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine is a remarkable debut about a singular woman.”
—Booklist (STARRED REVIEW)
“A charmer. . . satisfyingly quirky.”
—Janet Maslin, The New York Times
“Eleanor Oliphant is a quirky loner and a model of efficiency with her routine of frozen pizza, vodka and weekly phone calls with Mummy. [She’s] a woman beginning to heal from unimaginable tragedy, with a voice that is deadpan, heartbreaking and humorous all at once.”
—NPR
“Honeyman’s endearing debut is part comic novel, part emotional thriller, and part love story. . . hilarious, deadpan, and irresistible.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Debut author Honeyman expertly captures a woman whose inner pain is excruciating and whose face and heart are scarred, but who still holds the capacity to love and be loved. Eleanor’s story will move readers.”
—Publishers Weekly
“This wacky, charming novel…draws you in with humor, then turns out to contain both a suspenseful subplot and a sweet romance….Hilarious and moving.”
—People
“Eleanor Oliphant [is] the kind of book you’ll want to devour in a single sitting.”
—Vox
“Sweet and satisfying, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine will speak to introverts who have ever felt a little weird about their place in the world.”
—Bustle
“Whip-smart . . . Perfectly paced, odd, shocking and hilarious, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine is a fascinating story about loneliness, hope, tragedy and humanity. Honeyman’s delivery is wickedly good, and Eleanor won’t leave you anytime soon.”
—Associated Press
“The book is wonderfully, quirkily funny. You both ache for Eleanor. . . and laugh with her.”
—Seattle Times
“I fell in love with Eleanor and never wanted the book to end. I wanted so badly to keep following her journey.”
—Krysten Ritter, star of Jessica Jones
“[A] funny, deeply touching story . . . [a] beautifully told debut.”
—Independent
“Heart-wrenching yet humorous; dark yet full of life—the debut novel from this Glasgow-based author is nothing short of extraordinary. This is a story… that everyone will be talking about this summer.”
—Hello Canada
“[Eleanor Oliphant] happens to be among the most compelling and complex characters drawn in recent memory, one who is always peculiar, often infuriating, but funny and utterly endearing.”
—The National (Scotland)
“Gail Honeyman’s wonderful debut novel hits the summer read sweet spot: an intelligent, complex, funny, heartbreaking book that you’ll want to read in a single sitting.”
—The Irish Times
“Another fantastic book about someone outside the norm…. It’s misery memoir meets Adrian Mole with a bit of The Office thrown in. What’s not to like?”
—The Mail on Sunday
“Honeyman's craft with prose is strikingly effective and utterly smart…Perfectly paced, odd, shocking and hilarious, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine is a fascinating story about loneliness, hope, tragedy and humanity. Honeyman's delivery is wickedly good, and Eleanor won't leave you anytime soon."
—The Chronicle Herald
“[A] captivating debut. . . . This is a must-read for those who love characters with quirks.”
—BookPage
“A touching, funny novel.”
—Minneapolis Star Tribune
“Simultaneously hilarious and heartbreaking. . . Eleanor Oliphant may be completely fine, but this book is completely wonderful.”
—PureWow
“Warm and uplifting.”
—POPSUGAR
“If you thought Fredrik Backman’s Ove was a charming curmudgeon, you’ll instantly fall for Eleanor.”
—Hello Giggles
“Warm and funny. . . . You'll want to read it.”
—TheSkimm
