Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to write a book The Whole Wide World Loves?

This is The Beautiful Writers' podcast. I'm Linda Siebertson, and my guest called in from her home in

England last week on her novels publication day here in the States. Rosie Walsh is her name,

and even if you haven't heard of her

yet, you likely know a little something about her topic. The name of this book is ghosted,

and here's the gist, seven perfect days, then he disappeared, a love story with a secret at its heart.

I say this is a book for everyone for two reasons.

First, I think most of us here have been ghosted either by a lover, a new crush, even a friend.

It turns out it's pretty universal, having someone you care for just bail without explanation.

They disappear.

They enact the big fade away, which brings me to my second point.

Because we've all either been there or fear being ghosted, 31 countries you guys have inked

deals with Rosie and her agents to publish this book, including a 13-way bidding war in Germany

alone. Yeah, it's that beautifully written. Which brings me to me.

When Rosie's publicist at Penguin Random House, Heather Mill, reached out to me about ghosted,

I wanted to step away from the hype and be really certain that I too love the book before I said yes.

Rosie's editor, Pamela Dorman, who has her own imprint at Viking Penguin and

legendary taste and talent.

She's published global bestsellers like Bridget Jones' diary in the Secret Life of Bees,

Queen Sugar, Me Before You, and so many others.

But I still had to feel it for myself.

Obviously, Rosie's here, which means the book lived up to

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