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In the Event of Death
- Author
- Kimberly Young
- Narrator
- Elise Arsenault
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 14 February 2023
- Run Time
- 10 hours 37 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
When the Recession crushes their splashy event business in Silicon Valley, Liz Becker and Gabbi Rossi realize that parties are on hold—but funerals must go on.
Planning a memorial with flowers, music, and food isn’t that different from a wedding, right? But Liz has had a crippling fear of death since losing her younger sister in a childhood tragedy.
Knowing her husband and twin sons depend on her income, she reluctantly agrees to produce end-of-life events. As Gabbi promised, the money starts rolling in.
When an old real estate tycoon hires them to plan his “after party,” Liz finds an unlikely mentor. Just as things are looking up, she learns that someone she loves has a serious illness. Death planning gets personal.
Critics Review
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“Elise Arsenault sensitively narrates a broken yet resilient Liz…Listeners will be drawn into this poignant story.”
Library Journal (audio review)
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“The characters are well realized, with lives that are plausible in today’s world. The Bay Area setting contributes to the overall storytelling. This is a nice addition to a women’s-fiction collection and would be a good book-club title.”
Booklist
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“Will challenge the way you think about death and make you laugh and cry while you rejoice in a family’s resilience.”
Tracey Lange, New York Times bestselling author
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“That rare novel that is both hilarious and heartbreaking. Young perfectly captures the angst of middle age in this beautifully written story.”
Malena Watrous, author of If You Follow Me
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Details
- Author
- Kimberly Young
- Narrator
- Elise Arsenault
- Duration
- 10 hours 37 minutes
- Release Date
- 14 February 2023
- ISBN
- 9798200999019
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary
Synopsis
When the Recession crushes their splashy event business in Silicon Valley, Liz Becker and Gabbi Rossi realize that parties are on hold—but funerals must go on.Planning a memorial with flowers, music, and food isn’t that different from a wedding, right? But Liz has had a crippling fear of death since losing her younger sister in a childhood tragedy. Knowing her husband and twin sons depend on her income, she reluctantly agrees to produce end-of-life events. As Gabbi promised, the money starts rolling in.When an old real estate tycoon hires them to plan his “after party,” Liz finds an unlikely mentor. Just as things are looking up, she learns that someone she loves has a serious illness. Death planning gets personal.
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