![]() ![]() Shortly after Eleanor lays eyes on the love of her life, she meets Raymond, a shabby guy from the IT department, plus an elderly gentleman, Sammy, who takes a spill in the street. Thus begins Gail Honeyman’s outstanding debut novel, “Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine” (Pamela Dorman Books, $26, 336 pages). Besides, though her mother is cruel and belittling, she seems in agreement with Eleanor’s curious lifestyle. While most of the people in her life view her as a painfully awkward presence with bizarre social skills, Eleanor handily attributes their perceptions to their own stupidity. What’s more, Eleanor has fallen in love (if from afar) with a musician. She works in an office, she binge drinks alone every weekend in her apartment and wears gloves indoors when her eczema threatens to flare. Eleanor Oliphant has her life together, or so she would like you to believe. ![]()
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