Gail Honeyman
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Eleanor Oliphant struggles with appropriate social skills, tends to say exactly what she's thinking, and carefully avoids unnecessary human contact. But everything changes when she meets Raymond, an IT worker from her office, and Sammy, an elderly gentleman. Raymond's compassion helps Eleanor find the way to repair her own damaged heart and she learns that she is capable of finding friendship and love.
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Wie Eleanor Oliphant die Liebe suchte und sich selbst dabei fand Eleanor Oliphant ist anders als andere Menschen. Eine Pizza bestellen, mit Freunden einen schönen Tag verbringen, einfach so in den Pub gehen? Für Eleanor undenkbar! Und das macht ihr Leben auf Dauer unerträglich einsam. Erst als sie sich verliebt, wagt sie sich zaghaft aus ihrem Schneckenhaus - und lernt dabei nicht nur die Welt, sondern auch sich selbst noch einmal neu kennen. Mit...
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Pub. Date
2017
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-- No one’s ever told Eleanor that life should be better than fine. Meet Eleanor Oliphant: She struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she’s thinking. Nothing is missing in her carefully timetabled life of avoiding social interactions, where weekends are punctuated by frozen pizza, vodka, and phone chats with Mummy. But everything changes when Eleanor meets Raymond, the bumbling and deeply unhygienic IT guy...
Publisher
Chatham Area Public Library
Pub. Date
2019.
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Eleanor Oliphant struggles with appropriate social skills, tends to say exactly what she's thinking, and carefully avoids unnecessary human contact. But everything changes when she meets Raymond, an IT worker from her office, and Sammy, an elderly gentleman. Raymond's compassion helps Eleanor find the way to repair her own damaged heart and she learns that she is capable of finding friendship and love.
