Nearly Departed
A feel-good, funny love story about grief, ghosts, and having a second shot at finding your soul mate
by Lucas Oakeley
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Pub Date 23 Jun 2026 | Archive Date 28 Jul 2025
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Description
'Witty, moving and eminently readable, Nearly Departed is the millennial Truly Madly Deeply we’ve all been waiting for' Mike Gayle
'A sweet, sometimes spiky rom-com that takes in the stickiness and complexity of grief' The Times
'Wonderfully readable: tender, funny, and quietly profound' Service95
LOVE READING Romance Book of the Month
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.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781835012949 |
| PRICE | CA$22.99 (CAD) |
| PAGES | 384 |
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