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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Gail Honeyman 2017 · Literary Another prickly loner whose hard shell hides pain, and whose life is gently opened up by unexpected kindness.
Anxious People Fredrik Backman 2019 · Literary Same author, same blend of comedy and tenderness, built around a farcical hostage situation instead of a neighbourhood.
Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt 2022 · Literary A lonely older person finds connection in an unlikely creature, with the same warm, quietly sad tone.