Surprises abound as the author boldly turns literary expectations upside down and gives to her readers Eleanor Oliphant, who, yes, is completely, beautifully fine. Honeyman's exquisite, heartbreaking, funny, and irresistible novel brings to life a character so original and pitch-perfect that it is nearly impossible to believe this is a debut. ISBN 9781771963091.Ī wide range of readers from late adolescence on will find this compelling story of one neurodiverse youngster’s adventure full of psychological depth and rich characterization. If you’re looking to stock your library with romance, mystery, or adventure, these novels all feature main characters that are either explicitly or implicitly on the autism spectrum. From alluring love interests to powerful protagonists, novels centering on neurodiverse characters are essential to ensuring proper representation in media. If she’d known her cheeky message about baby Jesus would have resulted in the renewal of this chaos, she wouldn’t have said anything at all.ĭylan locked her phone and flipped it over with a bit more force than was probably necessary.This Autism Awareness month (and every month), it’s important to recognize the need for positive representation in fiction, as well as the amazing impact that neurodiversity has on literature. Today’s fight had started when the annual so what are we doing for Christmas conversation, in an impressive seven texts, came round to the fact that Dylan had dared tell the world she’d had an abortion eight years ago. He was just trying to keep them from going nuclear on each other (again), but it was all making her wish she could go home and crawl under her duvet for the next month and a half.Ī solution that wouldn’t be effective anyway because, apparently, hiding from your problems didn’t do anything in the way of solving them.ĭylan wouldn’t say she planned on getting into rows with her parents, but if she even so much as breathed in their direction these days, they ended up arguing. Even her brother, though well intentioned, was starting to grate on her nerves. She was sat at her desk drafting another pointless quiz and her parents were absolutely blowing up her WhatsApp. Could Dylan’s great escape lead to greater heartbreak, or something better than she's ever dared to dream of?ĭylan Coughlan was feeling a bit shit today. But as her column’s popularity grows, so do her feelings for Jack. Though Dylan’s sure he’ll be a drag, she soon discovers that opposites attract. The catch? Her travel partner is Jack, the uptight, unbearably posh guy she accidentally ghosted.

Tired of writing nothing but quizzes at her magazine job, Dylan Coughlan impulsively rings a radio station and wins a trip around the world, giving her the chance to pitch her own column.

Wanderlust by Elle Everhart