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Ghost Lover

By: Lisa Taddeo
Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan, Alana Kerr Collins, Erin deWard, Amanda Dolan, Imani Jade Powers, Aida Reluzco, Gail Shalan
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“Raw and searching...Taddeo returns with more ruthless explorations of the feminine mystique.” —Entertainment Weekly, “The Best New Books of the Month” * “Provocative.” —Los Angeles Times

From the #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of Three Women and “our most eloquent and faithful chronicler of human desire” (Esquire), comes an electrifying collection of nine fearless and ferocious short stories.

Behind anonymous screens, an army of cool and beautiful girls manage the dating service Ghost Lover, a forwarding system for text messages that promises to spare you the anguish of trying to stay composed while communicating with your crush. At a star-studded political fundraiser in a Los Angeles mansion, a trio of women compete to win the heart of the slick guest of honor. In a tense hospital waiting room, an inseparable pair of hard-partying friends crash into life’s responsibilities, but the magic of their glory days comes alive again at the moment they least expect it.

In these nine riveting stories—which include two Pushcart Prize winners and a finalist for the National Magazine Award—Lisa Taddeo brings to life the fever of obsession, the blindness of love, and the mania of grief. Featuring Taddeo’s arresting prose that continues to thrill her legions of fans, Ghost Lover dares you to look away.

©2022 Woolloomooloo, LLC. All rights reserved. (P)2022 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Just read it.

After the fifth time I told myself, “you need to write down what she wrote” and countless recommendations to friends and random acquaintances wherever, I realized I had to take the time to tell you to listen to these stories. Or read them. Or both. Don’t wait.

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Raw and Real

Women - old and young - beat themselves up in various ways, while looking for someone to love them back.

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Not like her other books

I didn’t like this at all. I LOVED Lisa Taddeo’s other books so much. I should have looked into this one more before I just bought it -without knowing it was short stories. At least I think that’s what it was?? kept realizing that I hadn’t even been listening after having my headphones on with this book for long stretches of time.

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Distracting Narrator Performance

Voice narrator was hugely distracting and made one of my favorite writers largely unlistenable. Couldn’t focus on the actual text due to her unnecessarily over-dramatized performance. Very disappointing. Will just be buying the book.

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