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Dear Dolly

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Dear Dolly by Dolly Alderton is a collection of warm, witty and insightful advice columns. Alderton addresses a range of personal and emotional issues, offering thoughtful perspectives and heartfelt guidance. The book provides readers with relatable wisdom and a comforting sense of understanding.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate heartfelt and honest advice on love, relationships, and life. Dolly Alderton brings her signature wit and wisdom to real-life dilemmas, making it an engaging read for fans of personal essays and candid storytelling.

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Dear Dolly

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From the bestselling and beloved author of Everything I Know About Love and Ghosts comes Dear Dolly, a heartwarming and insightful collection of Dolly Alderton's favourite agony aunt letters and her thoughtful responses from her immensely popular Sunday Times Style column. With a special introduction by Dolly herself, this book offers an intimate journey through the myriad complexities of human relationships.

Since early 2020, Dolly Alderton has captivated readers with her wisdom, warmth, and wit, addressing a wide array of poignant and often amusing questions that people have shared with her in the Dear Dolly column. These inquiries span the gamut from familiar and relatable to unique and occasionally bizarre, covering topics such as breakups, body issues, family dynamics, friendships, dating, divorce, the allure and pitfalls of social media, sex, loneliness, longing, and love, alongside every experience that navigates the intricate web of human interaction.

Through her responses, Dolly provides support and understanding without judgement, always drawing from her own well-documented adventures in love, friendship, and dating to offer perspective and solace. Her empathetic approach reassures readers that they are not alone in their struggles, and her heartfelt advice illustrates the truth that a problem shared is indeed a problem halved.

In Dear Dolly, you will find a collection of letters that touch the heart and soul, accompanied by Dolly Alderton's compassionate and often humorous guidance. This book serves as a comforting companion for anyone navigating the tumultuous terrains of modern life, offering letters that are both deeply personal and universally resonant.

Join Dolly Alderton as she leads us by the hand through the various labyrinths of life, demonstrating the power of empathy and the enduring importance of human connection. Whether you're looking for advice or simply a moving read, Dear Dolly promises to be an enriching and unforgettable experience.

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Dear Dolly by Dolly Alderton is praised for its wise, warm, and witty advice, compiled from her Sunday Times columns. Reviewers appreciate its empathy, zero judgement, and relatable dilemmas. It offers comfort and insight into human experiences and is considered a must-read for fans.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241998137

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 June 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 181g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Dolly Alderton is an award-winning author, screenwriter and journalist based in London. She is a columnist for the Sunday Times Style magazine and has also written for GQ, Red, Marie Claire and Grazia. She is the former co-host and co-creator of the podcast The High Low. Her first book, Everything I Know About Love, became a top-five Sunday Times bestseller in its first week of publication, won a National Book Award (UK) for Autobiography of the Year and was made into a BBC One TV series. Ghosts, her first novel, was an instant Sunday Times bestseller. Dear Dolly, a collection of her agony aunt columns from the Sunday Times Style magazine, was published in 2022 and was also a Sunday Times bestseller.

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