In Alderton’s rendering, adulthood is one long, bittersweet bout of nostalgia – for loves lost and old friends, and for childhood and fantasies left unfulfilled. Nina’s dad is being stolen away by dementia her friends are leaving London her best mate Katherine no longer has time for her after having kids. The theme of disappearance plays out elsewhere. “I hate that you’ve made me feel like I’m being intense and demanding and weird, when it’s your actions that are strange,” she texts him. Nina is horrified but, gratifyingly, doesn’t blame herself. Then one day he suddenly stops replying to her messages. Nina meets Max, a dashing yet insecure accountant in his late thirties who announces that he wants to marry her on their first date and tells her that he loves her. The phenomenon that gets the most attention, though, is ghosting (abruptly cutting communication with someone to whom you’ve been close).
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