![]() ![]() Maybe instead of saying ‘I love you’ we should say ‘I imagine you’. So much is how we perceive someone and the memories we have of them, rather than the facts of who they are. This theme speaks to the idea that we are ‘who we are’ in the context of our relationships, and interactions with others. The title plays into a couple of elements of the plot – ‘ghosting’, a phenomenon that I have been too old to experience but is apparently common on the dating scene and the ‘ghosts’ of ourselves, which is explored in the context of relationships and also gently through the character of Nina’s father, who has been diagnosed with dementia. Thirty-something single Nina is looking for love, and the story focuses around her friendships, relationship history, and what happens when people are at life different stages. ![]() ![]() Ghosts is a millennial version of Bridget Jones. This genre has not been my choice in the last 15 odd years, but 2020 seems to have changed all sorts of things. When I was in my twenties, it meant you could walk into a book store, pick up a novel with a hot pink cover and a picture of a stiletto shoe on the front, and be sure that you would have a fun bit of reading ahead. ‘Chick-lit’… ‘Women’s fiction’… I’m not even sure what these labels mean now. Ghosts by Dolly Alderton fitted the bill nicely. I’m limping to the reading finish line this year, and in order to get there, I’m choosing books that demand very little from me. ![]()
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