British · b. 1972
Gail Honeyman wrote one of the most successful debuts of the 2010s. Her novel "Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine" introduced a socially awkward office worker whose rigid routines mask deep trauma, following her tentative emergence into human connection. The book won the 2018 Costa First Novel Award and sold millions of copies worldwide. Honeyman, a Scottish author, spent years revising the manuscript before its publication transformed her from aspiring writer to bestseller.