Perfect reading for fans of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Morrey’s luminous debut presents one of the year’s most memorable central characters in a story of heartache, pathos and ultimate redemption. Brimming with compassion and generosity of spirit, Saving Missy is a gentle, tender dissection of love, loneliness and the power of turning your life around.
We first meet seventy-nine year old Missy (Millicent Carmichael) forcing herself to walk round her local park. Her life has taken a few turns, her son has moved to Australia with her grandson, her daughter has become estranged after a bitter argument and her husband is no longer with us. Missy is lonely and lost, rattling around in a gigantic house. But that crisp winter wander in the park changes everything and is the start of a new chapter, new friends and a new life.,
We first meet seventy-nine year old Missy (Millicent Carmichael) forcing herself to walk round her local park. Her life has taken a few turns, her son has moved to Australia with her grandson, her daughter has become estranged after a bitter argument and her husband is no longer with us. Missy is lonely and lost, rattling around in a gigantic house. But that crisp winter wander in the park changes everything and is the start of a new chapter, new friends and a new life.,