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Meredith, alone / Claire Alexander.
"Meredith Maggs hasn't left her house in 1,214 days. But she insists she isn't alone ... She has her cat Fred. Her friend Sadie visits when she can. There's her online support group, StrengthInNumbers. She has her jigsaws, favourite recipes, her beloved Emily Dickinson, the internet, the Tesco delivery man and her treacherous memories for company. But something's about to change. Whether Meredith likes it or not, the world is coming to her door ... Does she have the courage to overcome what's been keeping her inside all this time?"--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781538709948 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 362 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Grand Central Publishing edition.
- Publisher: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2022.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published in trade paperback: London : Michael Joseph/Penguin Random House UK, 2022. |
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| Subject: | Change (Psychology) > Fiction. Hermits > Fiction. Social isolation > Fiction. Women > Conduct of life > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Domestic fiction. Psychological fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Alexa | 31681010298503 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Not leaving her house in 1,214 days, Meredith Maggs is kept company by visits from her best friend, her online support group and her treacherous memories of a traumatizing past, but when the world comes knocking at her door, she must find the courage to answer. 50,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
"Meredith Maggs hasn't left her house in 1,214 days. But she insists she isn't alone... She has her cat Fred. Her friend Sadie visits when she can. There's her online support group, StrengthInNumbers. She has her jigsaws, favorite recipes, her beloved Emily Dickinson, the internet, the Tesco delivery man and her treacherous memories for company. But something's about to change. Whether Meredith likes it or not, the world is coming to her door... Does she have the courage to overcome what's been keeping her inside all this time?"-- - Grand Central Pub
Youâll be laughing and crying as âthe brilliant author of this brilliant bookâ introduces Meredith, who, after spending three years inside her house, figures out how to rejoin the world one step at a time (Gillian McAllister, author of the Reeseâs Book Club pick Wrong Place Wrong Time).Â
She has a full-time remote job and her rescue cat Fred. Her best friend Sadie visits with her two children. There's her online support group, her jigsaw puzzles and favorite recipes, her beloved Emily Dickinson poems. Also keeping her company are treacherous memories of an unstable childhood and a traumatic event that had sent her reeling. Â
But something's about to change. First, two new friends burst into her life. Then her long-estranged sister gets in touch. Suddenly her carefully curated home is no longer a space to hide. Whether Meredith likes it or not, the world is coming to her door...
