I read this book in 24 hours – I couldn’t put it down. It is a beautiful and funny exploration of loneliness, being different, emotional healing, and empowerment. Author Gail Honeyman says she was inspired after reading an article about young people experiencing isolation, going days without speaking to another person (often over weekends). This is something I can totally relate to. Loneliness affects so many of us at some point, and it doesn’t always have to be for dramatic or tragic reasons. I have felt what I think of as ‘everyday loneliness’. I’m not isolated. I have friends and a family who love me, and I’m fiercely independent. But my family all live really far away. And friends get busy, they have their own lives. It isn’t the same as coming home to someone every night. There have been weekends I have wandered around Tesco even though I didn’t need anything, just to be around other humans. Gone two full days with no company or contact with people. Wished away my free time to get back to the office so I could be immersed in human life again. Loneliness can affect all of us and there should be no shame in admitting when we feel it. No barrier to reaching out and asking for company or trying to form bonds and relationships. No judgement for being needy. All people need love and companionship, and the more we open up this conversation, the more we can connect and support one another. Thank you to Gail Honeyman for this lovely and touching story that does just that
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