Ghosted

Silas French thought sixty-two would be the age things got easier. Instead, he's been ghosted by his son, he's broke, and he's just accepted a job as Santa Claus on a gay Christmas cruise. It's not the holiday he had in mind. But it beats another December staring at a phone that never rings.

Ellen Gittelman hasn't made an impulsive decision in seventeen years. Not since her husband died in the Twin Towers and she quietly folded her life into something small and safe. Now, newly diagnosed with lupus and nudged aboard by her unstoppable best friend Julia, she's on a ship full of drag queens, disco, and men in very small swimwear — wondering what on earth she's done.

Between New York and Miami, these two bruised souls find each other. Surrounded by an unforgettable cast — Ken, a chain-smoking drag queen with a heart of gold; Father Bob, a priest with secrets he can barely keep; and a ship full of passengers chasing their own second acts — Silas and Ellen begin to realise that the courage to face the past might be the only way forward.

Warm, funny, and deeply moving, Ghosted is about the families we're born into, the families we choose, and the moment you decide it's not too late to try again.