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Nearly Departed

A feel-good, funny love story about grief, ghosts, and having a second shot at finding your soul mate
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It's not a ghost story, it's a love story. With ghosts. 'Witty, moving and eminently readable, Nearly Departed is the millennial Truly Madly Deeply we've all been waiting for.' – Mike Gayle Joel Foster is a hapless twenty-something. His girlfriend, Beth Lewis, would likely have been... Read More
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Nearly Departed

Joel Foster, a grieving twenty-something, navigates modern dating while haunted by the ghost of his late girlfriend, Beth. It's not just a ghost storyβ€”it's a love story with ghosts.

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It's not a ghost story, it's a love story. With ghosts.

'Witty, moving and eminently readable, Nearly Departed is the millennial Truly Madly Deeply we've all been waiting for.' – Mike Gayle

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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781835012949

Publisher: Bedford Square Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 August 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bedford Square Publishers

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 320

About the Author

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.

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