Books of the Year OVERALL WINNER
WINNER ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE GAIL HONEYMAN HARPERFICTION
JUDGES’ COMMENTS
PETER FLORENCE FOUNDER, HAY FESTIVAL This is a book the mass market has grabbed with both hands. It was a great piece of publishing from HarperFiction and the 20-month promotional campaign it put behind it was admirable.
PHILIP JONES EDITOR, THE BOOKSELLER; OVERALL CHAIR OF JUDGES It was the complete package—a book superbly published, brilliantly written, which became a commercial blockbuster. It’s the title we will remember from 2017.
PHIL HENDERSON BUYING MANAGER, BOOKS, ASDA Eleanor Oliphant... is a really engaging, relatable novel about loneliness in the 21st century. Gail Honeyman really reached out to readers thanks to the quality of her writing and some brilliant characterisation.
TAMARA MACFARLANE OWNER, TALES ON MOON LANE The marketing behind Eleanor Oliphant... was fantastic. The publisher took a long-term approach to making the book a success and put together a 20-month promotional campaign that helped get the book into all retail areas.
ADELE PARKS AUTHOR I love this book and Eleanor is a refreshing and lovely char- acter. The sales have exceeded 300,000 copies and that is phenomenal for a début novel. It’s a real word-of-mouth hit.
ANITA SINGH ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR, THE TELEGRAPH When I was reading Eleanor Oliphant... people would stop me to say how much they loved it. It’s the book you can pass on to absolutely everyone.
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