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The Woman Who Kept Everything by Gilley, Jane is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Woman Who Kept Everything about?
The Lady in the Van meets The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry in this uplifting, funny and moving debut novel about a 79-year-old hoarder who is convinced the world is against her. 79-year-old Gloria Frensham is a hoarder. She lives amongst piles of magazines, squashed cardboard boxes, surplus carpet rolls, heaps of towels and knick-knacks littering the stairs. She hasn't left her home for years, until a loud bang and a sudden smell of singeing sets in motion Gloria's unwilling exodus from her home... That day is the start of a journey that will never return Gloria back to her beloved, hoarded possessions, nor to her son's house to live. For it is the start of her journey to discover life again and she's going to make some good friends and defiant decisions along the way, with just one very small suitcase in tow... Heart-warming and poignant in equal measure, this is a story about the loneliness of life, the struggles of growing old, the power of kindness, and the bravery it...
Who reads The Woman Who Kept Everything?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Gilley, Jane
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Limited
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780008308629
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Rating
- 4.1 / 5 (4,985 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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