First published 2023
Clover Brooks has felt closer to the dying than the living ever since her kindergarten teacher collapsed while reading Peter Rabbit aloud. When her beloved grandfather dies alone during one of her trips, Clover becomes a death doula in New York City. She devotes herself completely to helping others through their final moments. Her own existence shrinks to nothing until a spirited elderly client leaves her with final wishes that change everything. The woman sends Clover on a cross-country journey to piece together a lost romance from decades past. Along the way, Clover must navigate her first real attempts at friendship and love. She discovers she has spent so much time thinking about death that she has forgotten how to live. The trip forces her to confront what she actually wants from life and whether she can find the courage to pursue it.
Genres: fiction, death, literary-fiction, family-life, grief, contemporary, relationships
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
Setting: New York City
Period: contemporary
314 pages · Paperback · Penguin
Content warnings: death