The collected regrets of Clover

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What’s the point of giving someone a beautiful death if you can’t give yourself a beautiful life? From the day she watched her kindergarten teacher drop dead during a dramatic telling of Peter Rabbit, Clover Brooks has felt a stronger connection with the dying than she has with the living. After the beloved grandfather who raised her dies alone while she is traveling, Clover becomes a death doula in New York City, dedicating her life to ushering people peacefully through their end-of-life process. Clover spends so much time with the dying that she has no life of her own, until the final wishes of a feisty old woman send Clover on a trip across the country to uncover a forgotten love story––and perhaps, her own happy ending. As she finds herself struggling to navigate the uncharted roads of romance and friendship, Clover is forced to examine what she really wants, and whether she’ll have the courage to go after it. -- Amazon.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

314 pages ; 25 cm

Genre:

Psychological fiction.

Romance fiction.

Subject Term:

Hospice care -- Fiction.

Death -- Fiction.

Allied health personnel -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction.

Publisher:

St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group,

Publication Date:

2023

ISBN:

9781250284396

Publication Information:

New York, NY : St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2023.

Call Number:

BRAMMER

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607003684829	New Adult Fiction	BRAMMER Mikki	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Named a Best Book of 2023 by NPR

"This weird, lovely and sweetly satisfying novel [is] engaging and accessible...Clover's emergence from a shuttered life is moving enough to elicit tears, and Brammer's take on death and grieving is profound enough to feel genuinely instructional." --The New York Times Book Review

What's the point of giving someone a beautiful death if you can't give yourself a beautiful life?

From the day she watched her kindergarten teacher drop dead during a dramatic telling of Peter Rabbit , Clover Brooks has felt a stronger connection with the dying than she has with the living. After the beloved grandfather who raised her dies alone while she is traveling, Clover becomes a death doula in New York City, dedicating her life to ushering people peacefully through their end-of-life process.

Clover spends so much time with the dying that she has no life of her own, until the final wishes of a feisty old woman send Clover on a trip across the country to uncover a forgotten love story--and perhaps, her own happy ending. As she finds herself struggling to navigate the uncharted roads of romance and friendship, Clover is forced to examine what she really wants, and whether she'll have the courage to go after it.

Probing, clever, and hopeful, The Collected Regrets of Clover is perfect for readers of The Midnight Library and Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine as it turns the normally taboo subject of death into a reason to celebrate life.

Author Notes

Mikki Brammer is an Australian journalist based in New York City, by way of France and Spain. She writes about design, architecture and art for publications such as Architectural Digest , Dwell and ELLE Decor . The Collected Regrets of Clover is her debut novel.

Reviews (1)

Library Journal Review

DEBUT "Regrets," "Advice," and "Confessions" are the labels on the journals that line Clover Brooks's bookshelves. At the end of each person's life, she writes down and files their final words accordingly. It's morbid but par for the course of a death doula. Having lost her parents at a very young age and witnessed firsthand the death of her kindergarten teacher, Clover grew up acutely aware of mortality and the vulnerability it brings to even the strongest people. Her dying clients constantly remind her of life's fleeting nature and the importance of living with purpose, yet she rarely leaves the safety of her apartment. When a handsome fellow keeps showing up at the death cafés she frequents, Clover can't resist his plea for help with his dying grandmother. She soon ends up on a mission of self-discovery that changes everything. VERDICT Brammer's first novel is an interesting read, especially for those who are not familiar with the idea of a death doula. The plot seems predictable at first but takes a few unexpected turns that turn it into a satisfying experience.--Chelsie Harris