With her debut novel, “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine,” Gail Honeyman introduces the reader to Eleanor Oliphant: a socially inept woman who always says exactly what she is thinking and has a strict lifestyle to which she adheres.

Other than the once a week phone call with her mother, Eleanor spends her time at work or at home, avoiding social interactions in favor of frozen pizza and vodka in her lonely apartment.

Everything changes for Eleanor after she and Raymond, the new IT guy from work, are leaving the office at the same time and happen upon an elderly man who has fallen and seriously injured himself. Their joint rescue of him sparks an unlikely friendship between the two, much to Eleanor’s consternation.

“Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine” is a delightful, feel-good read about an antiheroine whose new, unexpected friendship forces her to meet new people and try new experiences that will eventually lead her to face the secrets of her past that may have been holding her back. Despite Eleanor’s prickliness, the reader can’t help but find her completely lovable, rooting for her development through the story. While the book includes some darker themes, there are also plenty of laugh-out-loud scenes depicting Eleanor’s unsteady navigation of social situations.

As an added bonus, Reese Witherspoon’s film company, Hello Sunshine, has reportedly optioned “Eleanor Oliphant” for film and television rights. This is the same company that brought Gillian Flynn’s “Gone Girl” to the big screen and is behind the series adaptation of Liane Moriarty’s “Big Little Lies” which has been nominated for, and already won, several awards this season. She did such a great job with “Big Little Lies,” and I’d love to see what she does with Eleanor’s story!