Ghost Lover, Lisa Taddeo
Ghost Lover, Lisa Taddeo
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Ghost Lover
Stories

Author: Lisa Taddeo

Narrator: Carlotta Brentan, Alana Kerr Collins, Erin deWard, Amanda Dolan, Imani Jade Powers, Aida Reluzco, Gail Shalan

Unabridged: 6 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/14/2022


Synopsis

“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.

About Lisa Taddeo

Lisa Taddeo is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Three Women, which she adapted as a dramatic series on Starz, the novel Animal, and the short story collection Ghost Lover. She has contributed to The New York TimesNew York magazine, EsquireElleGlamour, and many other publications. Her nonfiction has been included in the Best American Sports Writing and Best American Political Writing anthologies, and her short stories have won two Pushcart Prizes. She lives with her husband and daughter in New England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by emma on May 01, 2024

I LOVE GHOSTS!!!!!! this didn't pack the same punch that taddeo's other books have for me, and i didn't have the energy to do reviews for each story in this collection (and honestly i don't think either of us are missing much for it), but it did feel like a book i could revisit at a time when not man......more

Goodreads review by Mel || mel.the.mood.reader on May 21, 2022

This was a SLOOOG to get through. I think it’s time to declare that Lisa Taddeo is 200% not for me. There is some great cutting prose here - but it’s buried within such casual fatphobia and a panache for writing women who inevitably loathe other women. It’s grating, and unpleasant to read and I will......more

Goodreads review by Elena on June 19, 2022

I love an unlikeable protagonist, but nine variations of marginally suicidal, lonely, weight-obsessed, probably white woman who is pining after a man who is either wholly uninterested or pays attention to her only peripherally? Not for me. Taddeo can write, certainly, but wow did I dislike each and......more

Goodreads review by Sunny on September 18, 2022

2.5 this made me feel gross and like a woman who hates women......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on May 02, 2024

Nine short stories from the author of Three Women and Animal, both of which I really enjoyed. As in her full length pieces, these short stories are centred on women: their worries, desires and relationships. Most are harsh and unsparing – I found little room for humour in these pieces. Love is often......more


Quotes

"An ensemble of talented narrators successfully convey the intense and complicated emotional situations presented in this collection of short stories."