TY - BOOK AU - Alexander, Claire, TI - Meredith, alone SN - 0241542405 AV - PR6101.L44524 M47 2022 U1 - 823.92 23 PY - 2022///. CY - London PB - Penguin Michael Joseph, KW - Women KW - Conduct of life KW - Fiction KW - Social isolation KW - Hermits KW - Change (Psychology) KW - Domestic fiction N2 - "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 ER -