Her story really struck me when loneliness is discussed in the media, it’s often in the context of older people, and so it was relatively unusual to hear a younger person’s experience. It included an interview with a young woman who lived alone in a big city – she had a flat and a job, and said that unless she made a special effort, she would often leave work on a Friday night and not speak to another human being until Monday morning. The idea for the novel was initially sparked by an article about the topic that I read a few years ago. Why was it important to you to write about loneliness in the modern age? Read on to find out what the process of writing Eleanor was like, how Gail feels about the upcoming big screen adaptation and what she’s working on next. The brilliant Gail Honeyman has been longlisted for the 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction for Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine.
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