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SPOILER * I have a question about the mother and the ending of the book... I am still surprised and want to make sure that I am reading it correctly, I just finished and am kind of in surprised. SPOILER * * * * * Did her mother die in the fire? Was the woman on the phone just part of her imagination? Her coping?

Preethi Joseph I hear in some reviews and comments that Eleanor is the one that kills her mom and sister and its not Mummy actually. That this is the twist in the bo…moreI hear in some reviews and comments that Eleanor is the one that kills her mom and sister and its not Mummy actually. That this is the twist in the book . Well is that true? I thought the only twist was that mummy was dead and E was imagining the existence ... (less)

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Lauren Davis I think if EO had started the fire (this did briefly occur to me as well) she would never have been placed in the regular foster care system. But it d ...more
Dec 14, 2022 01:54PM

Allison I don’t think for a second that EO set the fire. She was just plagued by guilt that her 10-year old self had been unable to save her sister. She had t ...more
Aug 12, 2023 02:38PM

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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

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