![]() ![]() I was absolutely obsessed with Nina as a character. Except, as the narrative unfolds, you begin to see that for Nina – as well as the collection of friends and family she introduces along the way – that couldn’t be further from the truth. ![]() ![]() Nina, the main character, appears to have things under control: successful career, lovely friends, a roof over her head. Alderton has a talent for grabbing your attention from Page One and it was definitely the same with Ghosts. I gave into the hype and read Everything I Know About Love last year, soon establishing that it deserved to be the answer to the question anyone that likes books and reading absolutely despises: what’s your favourite book? From the first page of that book, I was captivated. 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. 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. When she uses dating apps for the first time, she becomes a victim of ghosting, and by the most beguiling of men. I received an ARC of this book via Fig Tree and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.ģ2-year-old Nina Dean is a successful food writer with a loyal online following, but a life that is falling apart. ![]()
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