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Dear Dolly
- On Love, Life and Friendship
- Narrated by: Dolly Alderton
- Length: 4 hrs and 48 mins
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
'What I learnt from sharing my most private pain with a semi-professional problem-solver was that the mere act of asking for help was, in itself, healing. It was as if I had crept down to the docks under cover of darkness and floated a message out in a bottle, imagining how it might be received. By writing it, I was acknowledging that someone might care about me; that they'd be able to say the right thing without knowing me. Because I was feeling something that other people had felt and therefore I wasn't, as I suspected, the loneliest and strangest woman in the world'
Since early 2020, Dolly Alderton has been sharing her wisdom, warmth and wit with the countless people who have written in to her Dear Dolly agony aunt column in The Sunday Times Style. Their questions range from the painfully—and sometimes hilariously—relatable to the occasionally bizarre. They include breakups and body issues, families, friendships, dating, divorce, the pleasures and pitfalls of social media, sex, loneliness, longing, love and everything in between.
Without judgement, and with deep empathy informed by her own, much-chronicled adventures in love, friendship and dating, Dolly leads us by the hand through the various labyrinths of life, proving that a problem shared is truly a problem halved.
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"Alderton is Nora Ephron for the millennial generation." (Elizabeth Day)
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- Natalie Ross
- 05-01-23
Eloquently read and written
I feel like I am a better person for reading this, Thoughtful, considered and delivered with humour.
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- Ida Pottin Aduwa
- 24-01-23
Wonderful listen
Easy listen with a great perspective. Really refreshing way of looking at agonies and real relationships / circumstances. Loved Dolly’s wonderfully open approach and practical advice.
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- Sazrah
- 13-12-22
Lovely!
Dolly gives her advice for all too familiar problems. And she does it with humour and without being condescending. If you like her other books then you’ll love this!
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- MORAG MILLIGAN
- 10-01-23
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Yet another brilliant book by Dolly , going to give to my twenty somethings daughter and niece
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- A. Christie
- 09-11-22
My sound is awful
Love Dolly, love the book, but there is definitely some sound distortion and quality issues on mine
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- Emily
- 12-12-22
Thoroughly enjoyed
A must listen for any women in their 20’s. Wish I could have listened to this years ago, so many pearls of wisdom. And even more special to hear Dolly read it.
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- Caitie Burton
- 16-01-23
Excellent narration
Really enjoyed this, finished listening within 2 days. Dolly’s narration is very engaging & entertaining, really bringing this book to life. Oh and I loved the content too!
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- Anna
- 24-05-23
Die hard Dolly Fan
I have read and listened to a few of Dolly Alderton’s books and I adore each of them all as good as each other. This book was amazing to listen to I love her writing style. As a lady in her 20s this was incredible :)
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-11-22
Adore!
Listening to Dolly is like having a hug from a wise friend who instantly makes you feel safe and contained. I adore her advice and humour. Thank you Dolly for another fabulous book!
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- Anonymous User
- 14-12-22
Brilliant
A lovely listen. Such a brilliant collection of work and great to dip in and out of.
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