GHOSTS

Nina Dean has arrived at her early thirties as a successful food writer with loving friends and family, plus a new home and neighbourhood. When she meets Max, a beguiling romantic hero who tells her on date one that he's going to marry her, it feels like all is going to plan.

A new relationship couldn't have come at a better time - her thirties have not been the liberating, uncomplicated experience she was sold. Everywhere she turns, she is reminded of time passing and opportunities dwindling. Friendships are fading, ex-boyfriends are moving on and, worse, everyone's moving to the suburbs. There's no solace to be found in her family, with a mum who's caught in a baffling mid-life makeover and a beloved dad who is vanishing in slow-motion into dementia.

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'A book so relatable you'll give yourself neck ache nodding in recognition' - Grazia

'Funny, sharply observed, poignant' - Matt Haig, bestselling author of "The Midnight Library"

'Alderton masterfully exposes the hideous reality of dating in your 30s . . . I adored it' - Daily Mail

'Like having one of those glorious girls night in, where you drink till the early hours - laughing, venting, and feeling warm and seen' - Holly Bourne, author of "How Do You Like Me Now?"

'Dolly sums up life in your thirties with such wit, warmth and accuracy' - Heat

'Dolly is such a fantastic writer' - Jill Mansell, author of "And Now You're Back"

'The perfect no-holds-barred modern day rom-com' - Stylist