GHOSTED by Rosie Walsh is a must read for fans of
writers like JoJo Moyes. The first third or so of this novel is filled with Sarah
Mackey’s obsession with what happened to Eddie David, a man with whom she spent
an idyllic week in England and who seems to have completely vanished. Her
friends, Tommy and Jo, encourage her to move on with her life, but she has
difficulty doing so. In fact, Sarah seems overwrought by the loss, particularly
after losing her sister due to a bizarre accident 19 years before.
The story doesn’t
end there, though, and capable Sarah (she runs a children’s charity with her
ex-husband, Rueben) is suddenly even more up-ended due to reverberations from
past events. In addition to Eddie’s mysterious disappearance, there are plenty
of surprises and quite a bit of romance in this US debut for Walsh. Early on, Sarah reflects how “in the space of
a few hours, the script of your life could be completely rewritten” whereas Eddie
separately contends that “everyone has a choice, in everything. On some level.”
See if you agree with Sarah or Eddie after reading GHOSTED which received a starred review from Booklist.
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