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hilarious, heartbreaking, lushness
A running joke between myself and my bookseller babes is that I wish that Dolly Alderton was my wife. I adore her podcast ‘The High/Low’ with fellow writer... READ MORE
Don't stop believing
Incredibly funny in a bittersweet way, I found this to be too close for comfort at times. Trying to explain the feelings tied up with being ghosted is extr... READ MORE
Beautifully written...
I’d like to say thank you to the publishers for sending me reading copy of this fab book.
There are lots of different ghosts in Dolly’s debut novel. I lov... READ MORE
Unconventional love story
Taking an hilariously and painfully honest approach to the difficult transitional phase of entering your thirties, this book managed to be both enjoyable a... READ MORE
Fantastic!
If you loved “Everything I Know About Love” you will not be disappointed by Dolly Alderton’s first novel. Ghosts is a fantastically fun novel about friends... READ MORE
Unexpectedly Wonderful!
There are times when you feel like a book has been written just for you. This is one of those times. Dolly Alderton is so in touch with the attitudes and e... READ MORE
Synopsis
Nina Dean has arrived at her early thirties as a successful food writer with loving friends and family, plus a new home and neighbourhood. When she meets Max, a beguiling romantic hero who tells her on date one that he's going to marry her, it feels like all is going to plan.
A new relationship couldn't have come at a better time - her thirties have not been the liberating, uncomplicated experience she was sold. Everywhere she turns, she is reminded of time passing and opportunities dwindling. Friendships are fading, ex-boyfriends are moving on and, worse, everyone's moving to the suburbs. There's no solace to be found in her family, with a mum who's caught in a baffling mid-life makeover and a beloved dad who is vanishing in slow-motion into dementia.
Dolly Alderton's debut novel is funny and tender, filled with whip-smart observations about relationships, family, memory, and how we live now.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9780241988688
- Number of pages: 352
- Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 22 mm
- Weight: 258g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allCaptivating, vivid and thoughtful characters
Alderton is best known for her memoir, journalism and successful Podcast and this first venture into fiction does not disappoint. It is everything you want... READ MORE
Easy staycation reading
Easy staycation reading. Were airports operating as last summer, this would definitely be one for the suitcase to be torn through during a lazy day of sunb... READ MORE
Funny and relatable
I was a big fan of Everything I Know About Love so when I heard that Dolly was releasing a novel I added it straight to my ‘Want to Read’ List and it didn’... READ MORE
One for the morning commute
In the post-Fleabag era, single girl lit has a tough act to follow. 'Ghosts' isn’t a bad attempt.
The ghosts in question are the central character Nina’s ... READ MORE
More than just love
There's no one who can write about love and dating as well as Dolly Alderton. She proved it in her first book 'Everything I Know About Love' and did it aga... READ MORE
A little disappointed..
I read this book a few months ago and I was not very impressed. The booked seemed as if it was dragging on and on. I found it boring and felt like nothing ... READ MORE
Ghosts
I was expecting to absolutely adore this given how much I loved Dolly's memoir Everything I Know About Love.
It took me a while to get into it and I was ap... READ MORE
5*****
I absolutely adored Ghosts by Dolly Alderton. This book perfectly represents what dating via apps in 2022 is genuinely like, from the way people manipulate... READ MORE
A brilliantly written, savagely funny look at modern day life
A brilliantly written, savagely funny look at modern day life for women in their early 30s. Whether you've found your life partner, broken up, never found ... READ MORE
Is this even a novel?
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review. It has been published in October 2020... READ MORE
An emotional but uplifting feminist read
Thank you to Penguin for having me as part of this blog tour and for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
To be complet... READ MORE
A millenial must-read!
This review goes out to all the Millenials out there, still clinging onto a much simpler time (and I mean that in an absolutely complimentary way!) and loo... READ MORE
A Knockout Novel
I am a long-time Dolly Alderton fan after listening to her podcast and devouring her memoir 'Everything I Know About Love' and was so excited to read her f... READ MORE
The ultimate remedy
I began this book a midst the worst break up of all my 31 years, and every chapter resonated with me. I found myself rationing the pages because I didn’t w... READ MORE
Exhausting to read
Reading Ghosts felt like experiencing an existential crisis. I enjoyed some of the relationships in the story - especially Nina and Lola's friendship - but... READ MORE