INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * From the author of Everything I Know About Love comes a smart, sexy, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy about ex-boyfriends, imperfect parents, friends with kids, and a man who disappears the moment he says "I love you."
"An absolute knock-out. Wickedly funny and, at turns, both cynical and sincere... feels like your very favorite friend." -Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Malibu Rising
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR, VOGUE, PEOPLE
Nina Dean is not especially bothered that she's single. She owns her own apartment, she's about to publish her second book, she has a great relationship with her ex-boyfriend, and enough friends to keep her social calendar full and her hangovers plentiful. And when she downloads a dating app, she does the seemingly impossible: She meets a great guy on her first date. Max is handsome and built like a lumberjack; he has floppy blond hair and a stable job. But more surprising than anything else, Nina and Max have chemistry. Their conversations are witty and ironic, they both hate sports, they dance together like fools, they happily dig deep into the nuances of crappy music, and they create an entire universe of private jokes and chemical bliss.
But when Max ghosts her, Nina is forced to deal with everything she's been trying so hard to ignore: her father's dementia is getting worse, and so is her mother's denial of it; her editor hates her new book idea; and her best friend from childhood is icing her out. Funny, tender, and eminently, movingly relatable, Ghosts is a whip-smart tale of relationships and modern life.
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * From the author of Everything I Know About Love comes a smart, sexy, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy about ex-boyfriends, imperfect parents, friends with kids, and a man who disappears the moment he says "I love you."
"An absolute knock-out. Wickedly funny and, at turns, both cynical and sincere... feels like your very favorite friend." -Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Malibu Rising
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR, VOGUE, PEOPLE
Nina Dean is not especially bothered that she's single. She owns her own apartment, she's about to publish her second book, she has a great relationship with her ex-boyfriend, and enough friends to keep her social calendar full and her hangovers plentiful. And when she downloads a dating app, she does the seemingly impossible: She meets a great guy on her first date. Max is handsome and built like a lumberjack; he has floppy blond hair and a stable job. But more surprising than anything else, Nina and Max have chemistry. Their conversations are witty and ironic, they both hate sports, they dance together like fools, they happily dig deep into the nuances of crappy music, and they create an entire universe of private jokes and chemical bliss.
But when Max ghosts her, Nina is forced to deal with everything she's been trying so hard to ignore: her father's dementia is getting worse, and so is her mother's denial of it; her editor hates her new book idea; and her best friend from childhood is icing her out. Funny, tender, and eminently, movingly relatable, Ghosts is a whip-smart tale of relationships and modern life.
DOLLY ALDERTON is an award-winning author and journalist based in
London. She is a columnist for The Sunday Times Style and has also
written for GQ, Red, Marie Claire and Grazia. She is the former
cohost and cocreator of the weekly pop-culture and current affairs
podcast The High Low. Her first book, Everything I Know About Love,
became a top-five Sunday Times best seller in its first week of
publication and won a National Book Award (UK) for Autobiography of
the Year. Ghosts is her first novel.
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Entertainment Weekly Best New Book to Read
"A funny, touching take on modern relationships, the struggles of
adulthoodand embracinglife as it unfolds."
—People
"An astonishingly assured debut... Deftly observed and deeply
funny, Ghosts considers where we find, and how we hold onto love
with what might well be described as haunting precision."
—Marley Marius, Vogue
"Hilariously accurate... Powerful... Alderton brings her
British wit and fresh writing to online dating and all its ups and
downs."
—Karin Tanabe, The Washington Post
"Deeply relatable... Wonderful... With hints of Bridget Jones
(though thematically more serious), and shades of a younger Nora
Ephron, Ghosts is a must-read for millennials looking to be seen
and older and younger generations in search of a more accurate
portrayal of the age group they love to roll their eyes at."
—Sarah Stiefvater, PureWow
"Dolly Alderton is funny, and she has the same kind of engaging
conversational writing style that has made Carrie Bradshaw and
Bridget Jones characters who will live in infamy... Every
generation needs a heroine that has her Doc Martens on the ground
and her head in a battle between reality and perceived reality.
Nina is a fresh, smart and funny protagonist who finds some truly
graceful (and not-so-graceful) ways to grow up for real. As the
world continues to unravel on the outside, a book like Ghosts is
gold. It is not just a beach read, though. Put on your big person
pants, and ride the waves of humor and relatability into a
wonderful story about a young woman whose entire life is
transforming. Like all of us, Nina must learn to sail these
ever-changing seas--with a mixture of fun, anxiety and jubilation.
Ghosts is magic. Read it now."
—Jana Siciliano, Book Reporter
"Ghosts is wonderful. Funny, sharply observed, poignant, and full
of truths about life and love and friendship.”
—Matt Haig, author of The Midnight Library
“Ghosts is an absolute knock-out. Wickedly funny and, at turns,
both cynical and sincere, Dolly Alderton's voice feels like your
very favorite friend. I devoured it.”
—Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Daisy Jones & the Six
“Witty, touching without ever being sentimental, hugely
enjoyable.”
—David Nicholls, author of One Day
“Such clever writing, wonderfully funny; fab characters and
delightful details. Divine.”
—Nina Stibbe, author of Reasons to be Cheerful
“Dolly Alderton has clearly mastered every form of writing. Which
is a surprise to nobody.”
—Candice Carty-Williams, author of Queenie
“A sharp-eyed debut.”
―The Guardian
“A stunning achievement: I was laughing out loud, doing my
best a few minutes later not to burst into tears and then angry
that it had all come to an end. So moving, so funny, so
beautifully written and so poignant. Brilliant.”
―Stanley Tucci
“There are sharply skewered set pieces, but also tender
observations . . . a promising, deftly written, often
entertaining and poignant debut novel.”
―Sunday Times
“Utter BRILLIANCE. Dolly is such an insightful commentator on love,
longing, friendship and emotional landscapes. I absolutely LOVED
it!”
―Marian Keyes
"In this heartfelt, funny and insightful tale, Alderton cleverly
explores the way memories, doubts and home can haunt us."
―Sunday Express
"This heartfelt tale is in turns smart, caustically witty and
achingly sad."
―Sunday Mirror
“Ghosts is all heart and humour.”
–Bustle
"The sprightly, sometimes touching debut novel by British memoirist
Alderton (Everything I Know About Love) follows a cookbook author
through her life’s ‘strangest year...’ This should hit the spot for
readers of women’s fiction.”
–Publishers Weekly
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