32-year-old Nina Dean is a successful food writer with a loyal online following, but a life that is falling apart. When she uses dating apps for the first time, she becomes a victim of ghosting, and by the most beguiling of men. Her beloved dad is vanishing in slow motion into dementia, and she's starting to think about ageing and the gendered double-standard of the biological ...
32-year-old Nina Dean is a successful food writer with a loyal online following, but a life that is falling apart. When she uses dating apps for the first time, she becomes a victim of ghosting, and by the most beguiling of men. Her beloved dad is vanishing in slow motion into dementia, and she's starting to think about ageing and the gendered double-standard of the biological clock. On top of this she has to deal with her mother's desire for a mid-life makeover and the fact that all her friends seem to be slipping away from her . . .
"Was it a game you wanted to complete? You met a woman who had her life together, and you wanted to see if you could pull it apart? You wanted to know that you could get her to fall in love with you, say all the things you wanted her to say, do all the things you wanted her to do, then the game was finished and you could turn it off."
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"You know, every time you 'change your mind' in such an extreme way, it takes something from a woman. It's an act of theft. It's not a theft of her trust, it's a theft of her time. You've taken things from her, so you could have a fun few months. Can you not see how selfish that is?" (查看原文)
'You can't “delete” a human you love. I'm not a picture on your phone,’ I said, sitting back in my chair and rubbing my eyes with the heels of my palms. I was so tired. 'Or maybe that's exactly what I am to you, maybe that's what happens when you meet someone on a dating app.’ (查看原文)
A lovely observation about family, love and friendship, although after rushing through to the end, it does all seem like the first world problem, however relatable it is.
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2 有用 Aki 2021-04-15 00:30:18
A lovely observation about family, love and friendship, although after rushing through to the end, it does all seem like the first world problem, however relatable it is.
0 有用 嘟嘟 2025-01-13 10:05:09 日本
Yep, loving people who are clearly dangerous is probably a distraction from some other shit in life that you don’t wanna deal with with
0 有用 RobinLovegood 2023-02-02 15:29:20 北京
因为是Holliday Grainger读的有声书，所以想听一下，结果放了两年这两天才听完。很喜欢假日小姐姐的朗读。虽然Angelo的部分真的莫名其妙，和前男友的关系也略微有点奇怪，但三十多岁女性的困惑和危机，不能更共情了。
0 有用 Tokododo🌈 2023-02-14 01:05:29 法国
一些故事无关，学语言读专栏作家进步很大，就语言又现代好懂，而且金句多用词贴切。很多场景描写细腻有近似体会，但是整个故事将将及格，不太行
0 有用 Yuki 2021-12-07 01:01:03
虽然还有几年才30，却已陷入30+的焦虑：朋友逐渐步入婚姻，家庭孩子占据了他们的生活，自己还是独自一人，无法融入married people的talking topic；父母逐渐变老，他们害怕死去，我也害怕他们离开；被男人伤害，还是渴爱被爱，他们从不care被伤害过的女人，我们还是苦苦等待他们回头；事业似乎有那么一点起色，能够负担小公寓的morgage，却也还是struggling to live... 虽然还有几年才30，却已陷入30+的焦虑：朋友逐渐步入婚姻，家庭孩子占据了他们的生活，自己还是独自一人，无法融入married people的talking topic；父母逐渐变老，他们害怕死去，我也害怕他们离开；被男人伤害，还是渴爱被爱，他们从不care被伤害过的女人，我们还是苦苦等待他们回头；事业似乎有那么一点起色，能够负担小公寓的morgage，却也还是struggling to live….. （原来“I’m confused, I’m not ready”真的是全世界男人找脱单借口，再谈点什么“mental health”真的是可以让他们fuck off了。） (展开)