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A review by heynatheynat
Ghosts by Dolly Alderton
5.0
32-year-old Nina Dean is a successful food writer with a loyal online following, but a life that is falling apart. When she uses dating apps for the first time, she becomes a victim of ghosting, and by the most beguiling of men. Her beloved dad is vanishing in slow motion into dementia, and she's starting to think about ageing and the gendered double-standard of the biological clock. On top of this she has to deal with her mother's desire for a mid-life makeover and the fact that all her friends seem to be slipping away from her...
I unashamedly binged this book. I found Nina's dating experience totally relatable and it took me back to my awful dating app experiences of the past...
I loved the characters and I thought Nina's father's illness was well researched and written about with such sensitivity that it added to the tenderness of their relationship.
My main take away from this book was that we are all haunted by the ghosts of our relationships; romantic, friendship, familial. Beautifully written throughout, I went through highlighting sections that I know I will come back to. I would definitely recommend this read.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.
I unashamedly binged this book. I found Nina's dating experience totally relatable and it took me back to my awful dating app experiences of the past...
I loved the characters and I thought Nina's father's illness was well researched and written about with such sensitivity that it added to the tenderness of their relationship.
My main take away from this book was that we are all haunted by the ghosts of our relationships; romantic, friendship, familial. Beautifully written throughout, I went through highlighting sections that I know I will come back to. I would definitely recommend this read.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.