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- ISBN 9781835012949
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 14 Aug 2025
- Publisher: Bedford Square Publishers
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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'Witty, moving and eminently readable, Nearly Departed is the millennial Truly Madly Deeply we’ve all been waiting for' Mike Gayle
'A sweet, sometimes spiky rom-com that takes in the stickiness and complexity of grief' The Times
'Wonderfully readable: tender, funny, and quietly profound' Service95
LOVE READING Romance Book of the Month
Joel Foster is a hapless twenty-something. His girlfriend, Beth Lewis, would likely have been a hapless twenty-something, too, had she not been obliterated by a very large cement truck. Some time after Beth’s tragic death, Joel is still trying to juggle grief with the world of modern dating. And while he still feels like a widower, he has to find a new love before three years is up.
The catch? Just as Joel thinks he’s finally falling for someone, he starts getting haunted by Beth.
It’s not a ghost story, it’s a love story. With ghosts.
Lucas Oakeley is a writer and journalist. He has written for a range of publications including – but not limited to – GQ, Vogue, New York *Magazine, *National Geographic, the Economist, Esquire and VICE. He was shortlisted as a finalist for the Guild of Food Writer's Food Writing award in 2020.
