![]() In fact, at the start of the book, Meredith comes across as unusual, a bit obsessive about routine, but mostly okay with her life. She orders in whatever she needs, she’s a freelance writer so she can work and support herself from home, and she gets regular visits from her best friend Sadie (who’s also available for veterinary emergencies), so she’s not entirely devoid of human contact. ![]() And really, in this day and age of online everything, she doesn’t actually need to. As the book starts, we see Meredith having a panic attack one day while trying to leave for work, but then we jump ahead and learn she hasn’t left her house in the years since then. Meredith lives alone with her cat Fred, and hasn’t left her home in over three years. Based on the cover, I expected a fairly upbeat, quirky story, but it’s so much more than that. ![]() Meredith, Alone surprised me in all sorts of good ways. Does she have the courage to overcome what’s been keeping her inside all this time? Whether Meredith likes it or not, the world is coming to her door. ![]() Also keeping her company are treacherous memories of an unstable childhood, the estrangement from her sister, and a traumatic event that had sent her reeling.īut something’s about to change. There’s her online support group, her jigsaw puzzles and favorite recipes, her beloved Emily Dickinson, the internet, the grocery delivery man. Her best friend Sadie visits with her two children. She has a full-time remote job and her rescue cat Fred. ![]()
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