When Sarah met Eddie she wasn't looking for a relationship. She was in the process of an amicable divorce and in England for her yearly pilgrimage to the land of her birth and the spot where her life changed nearly two decades ago. Sarah spends one unforgettable week with Eddie. Their time together changed her life. Gave her hope for a future that she always thought was bleak. When they parted ways they made promises and plans. And then Eddie ghosted her. He doesn't reply to her calls, to her texts, to her Facebook posts. Nothing. Sarah knows that she didn't imagine their connection and starts to believe all these conspiracies over what happened to Eddie. She even goes so far to track him down to his soccer club. Her friends tell her that it is time to let him go, but Sarah just can't let it go. Then when she returns home to California she thinks that she sees Eddie on street corners or in her office. Why would the man who ghosted her follow her halfway across the world? Does it have anything to do with what happened that day decades ago?
It is rare that an author can shock me once in a book, but to find one who shocks me with multiple twists, well it is unheard of these days. Rosie Walsh left me speechless with shock multiple times in her US debut novel Ghosted. I listened to the book in audio form, so maybe I missed some clues that may have been detected in written form. Like I didn't realize that there were some sections where Eddie was the narrator. I really liked Sarah, my heart ached for her as she acts out of desperation the longer she goes without hearing from Eddie. "Ghosted" wasn't a term during my single days, but the concept has been around for decades. And I remember the feeling well of feeling a connection on a date only to never hear from the guy again. It is deflating. And Sarah spent a week with Eddie!! As you get deep into the story, you realize that Sarah is not new to pain and you can't help but to wish her peace and resolution. The author skillfully keeps the reader engaged with the characters and the story by sprinkling in these bombshells. - CLICK HERE FOR SPOILERS
Bottom Line - I realize that I am getting pretty stingy with the "Best of ___" label, but for good reason. I want an author to take me on an emotional journey and evoke real emotion from me in order to get that label. Rosie Walsh did that, but with shocking revelations. I couldn't stop listening, I had to hear what was going to happen next to Sarah. It was refreshing, I haven't been that engaged with a book in a long time.
Details:
- Ghosted by Rosie Walsh
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- Pages: 352
- Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
- Publication Date: 7.24.18
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