The Collected Regrets of Clover
A Novel
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Publisher Description
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.
Customer Reviews
Wisdom
I feel the desire to read this a second time!! There were so many pearls that I am sure I missed several.
Relatable character
I haven’t finished reading this book yet, but I thought I would leave this review. Because this just keeps happening with more and more books that I have been reading. The main character is speaking to an older lady who was a photo journalist when she was much younger. And the older lady was saying she had to choose between a career and marriage and that Clover was lucky because she didn’t have to do that. Clover agrees and says yes we do have a lot more freedom these days. They’re still not as much as we could and should have. What??? this book was written in the year 2023. What rights do women not have? I do not understand why authors have to insert their political leanings into their fictional books anymore.
Cherish this book
What an engrossing and wonderful read. I am grateful to the author for writing this story. Lots to think about.