About the book
Shortlisted for the 2021 British Book Award for Fiction Debut
Shortlisted for the 2021 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction
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.\"
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 is a financially successful accountant. 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 Alzheimer's 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.
Editions of Ghosts
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780593319857
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780593460245
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780593313978
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780385697255
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780385697279
- EBook
- ISBN 9780385697262
- EBook
- ISBN 9780593319864
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780593454497
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780593454503
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Shortlisted for the 2021 British Book Award for Fiction Debut
Shortlisted for the 2021 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction
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.\"
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 is a financially successful accountant. 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 Alzheimer's 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Ghosts about?
Shortlisted for the 2021 British Book Award for Fiction Debut
Shortlisted for the 2021 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction
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.\"
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 is a financially successful accountant. 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 Alzheimer's 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.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Ghosts?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Ghosts?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780593319857
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Ghosts?
Dolly Alderton
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Ghosts is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780593319857) and paperback(ISBN 9780593460245) and paperback(ISBN 9780593313978) and paperback(ISBN 9780385697255) and paperback(ISBN 9780385697279) and ebook(ISBN 9780385697262) and ebook(ISBN 9780593319864) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780593454497) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780593454503)
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