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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Paperback | 30 September 2025

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320 Pages

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19.8 x 13.0 x 2.4

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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.

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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