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Ghosts

By: Dolly Alderton
Narrated by: Holliday Grainger
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Brought to you by Penguin.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, FROM THE AUTHOR OF EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT LOVE

Narrated by Holliday Grainger, star of Lady Chatterley's Lover, Tell it to the Bees and Animals.

He said ‘I love you’. And then he disappeared.

Things that are going right for Nina Dean:

  • She’s found her dream job.
  • She finally has her own home.
  • She’s met Max, a beguiling romantic hero who has swept her off her feet.

Things that are going wrong for Nina Dean:

  • She has the neighbour from hell.
  • Her friendships are fracturing, and so is her parents’ marriage.
  • She hasn’t seen or heard from Max for weeks.

Just as everything ought to be falling into place, it’s all falling apart instead. Nina’s beloved dad’s memory is slipping away from him, and her mum is caught in a baffling mid-life glow-up. Her friends are becoming strangers and her exes are moving on. Everywhere she turns, she’s reminded of time passing.

The last thing she needs is another ghost.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE

'Utter BRILLIANCE . . . I absolutely LOVED it!' MARIAN KEYES

'An absolute knock-out… Dolly’s voice feels like your very favourite friend’ TAYLOR-JENKINS-REID

'Witty, touching without ever being sentimental ... Hugely enjoyable' DAVID NICHOLLS

©2020 Dolly Alderton (P)2020 Penguin Audio
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absolutely loved this book. love the insight and view from her early 30 year old self. love all the descriptions

A refreshing beautiful read

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Exactly what I needed.
So beautiful wrote and read!!
It so real finally a book that’s real!
Dolly can’t do no wrong

Read it!!

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So beautiful, relatable - not a romance but about falling in love with yourself. The experience of listening is akin to talking to a good friend.

I was absorbed

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I loved the reader Holiday Granger ! Just a good story , that in someway , you can relate too.

A good read

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Such a great listen! could jump back in really easily and the reader was fantastic. Dolly Alderton is a literary genius

Loved it.

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A beautiful told, (and narrated) story of a young woman's life. The joy, sadness and difficulties that women face trying to build a life, while also caring for their family and friends.
It's beautifully written and incredibly on point!

Thoughtful, funny, witty and at times deeply poignant

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Really liked how the author explored dating in today’s world in your 30’s and the power imbalance between men and women. Also the storyline about the main character’s dad felt very real and heartbreaking.

Great characters and story

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Absolutely loved this book, kept me invested the whole time. I loved Nina and Lola's characters.

amazing listen

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A very engaging story, I couldn't wait to keep listening. Nina is a very relatable protagonist, loving a very familiar life. This is a modern Bridget Jones's Diary.

Engaging and well written.

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Plugged myself into this book every free moment I had and finished it in two days

Couldn’t stop listening

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