Review | Fiction Review: She sees ghosts. What can they teach her about grief? Chris Hewitt The Minnesota Star Tribune Jun 8, 2026 Jun 8, 2026 0 "Waiting on a Friend"By Natalie AdlerHogarth, 278 pages, $28 Gift this article New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Chris Hewitt The Minnesota Star Tribune 鈥淲aiting on a Friend鈥 is Natalie Adler鈥檚 first novel but, already, I鈥檇 argue she can do what greats like Ann Patchett, Patrick Ryan and Celeste Ng do.kAm%96:C ?@G6=D 5@?鈥橢 7:E :? 2?J 86?C6 3FE E96J 2C6 3@E9 DF3DE2?E:G6 2?5 2 3C66K6 E@ C625[ 92G6 D@>6E9:?8 E@ D2J 3FE 2=D@ =@ED @7 9F>@C 2?5 762EFC6 4@>A6==:?8 492C24E6CD 3FE 2C6 5C:G6? 3J E9@D6 492C24E6CD 24EF2==J 5@:?8 E9:?8D W:]6][ 2 A=@EX] %96J鈥機6 ?@G6=D E92E J@F 鈥 H6==[ x 鈥 H9:A E9C@F89 72DE6C E92? 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