Second prize, four free tickets…’īilly sighed.
‘Bob’s annual raffle prize of crap client freebies. ‘You know she won those tickets and asked me to go to that stupid gig with her?’ The question is, what did she do this time?’īilly snorted. ‘Well, we know she’s mental,’ Janey said, ‘that was never in doubt. Eleanor overhears these conversations altogether too often: Her colleagues are a collection of rotters – ordinary people choosing to be unkind, or rather, not taking the time to be kind. Her boss, the hapless Bob, is a good egg, if not altogether successful. In her words, Eleanor “works in an office” – a vague response that ensures small talk is limited.
A woman who knew her own mind and scorned the conventions of polite society. After the deluge, she lazily kicked over the traces with her back legs, scattering litter all over my freshly cleaned floor. She strolled over to the litter tray, squatted down and urinated loudly, maintaining extremely assertive eye contact with me throughout.
The cat squirmed in my arms and landed on the carpet with a heavy thump. Feast your eyes upon this bit of cat lady glory, when Eleanor first meets Glen. I don’t think I laughed once, not even a little bit, with the notable exception of the glorious relationship between Eleanor and her cat, Glen. Instead I got something very different from it. Reese Witherspoon herself told me that it was “ beautifully written and incredibly funny”. Specifically, I began this book expecting to laugh. With 4.6 stars on Amazon, 4.3 stars on GoodReads, and numerous awards, I went into this book with high expectations. She has retreated (understandably) into a rigid routine of evenings with The Archers and weekends of vodka. The title is a lie, or rather, it is the lie that Eleanor tells herself. There is also a suicide attempt in the novel. Lara is a teacher, feminist, knitter and proud co-parent to the greatest three-legged black cat in the southern hemisphere.ĬW: There are discussions of child abuse and neglect in this novel. We have a guest review from Lara! Thanks so much, Lara!
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