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2021 selection · Fiction & literature
Ghosts: A Novel
Ghosts: A Novel by Dolly Alderton appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around fiction, funny stuff, let’s talk about sex, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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