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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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Dear Dolly
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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.
Critic reviews
"Alderton is Nora Ephron for the millennial generation." (Elizabeth Day)
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- Elizabeth
- 28-10-22
I inhaled this!
I hung onto every word of dolly’s. Advice so measured and insightful. Wonderfully written and can apply so much of it to different chapters of life.
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- Amanda
- 02-02-23
Loved it!
Loved it! Couldn't put it down. I have listened to this and 'All I know about love' by Dolly and recommend them both. Can't wait to read another one of her books.
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- MISS
- 25-01-23
Love Dolly
Always like listening to Dolly. It’s basically problem pages as a book and I think it worked well :)
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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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- Kate
- 16-01-23
A must for Dolly fans
Dollys writing is the kind that makes me laugh embarrassingly loudly in public places
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- Anonymous User
- 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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- MORAG MILLIGAN
- 10-01-23
Morag
Yet another brilliant book by Dolly , going to give to my twenty somethings daughter and niece
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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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- Claire
- 22-12-22
Dolly’s writing is funny, smart and lovely
I’m still mourning the highlow, so getting to hear Dolly’s voice again alone was a joy. I love her wisdom and writing style, and she delivered it so perfectly here in audio.
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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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- stanley
- 03-12-22
Loved it
Feel like I'm using Dolly as my personal life coach. My only wish is that "Dear Dolly" was longer.
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- Federica
- 05-11-22
Dear Sugar but millennial and British
I just love Dolly Alderton, and this book is so genuine and never banale. I love that it’s narrated by her, I wouldn’t have enjoyed it in the same way if it wasn’t.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-11-22
Lovely book
Loved listening to this! Fun, sincere and entertaining. Extremely well written and hearing Dolly reading the book adds extra charm to it.