This is easily one of the best books I've read in 2022! I will definitely be purchasing a copy when it is released for publication in 2023.

Clover has experienced a lot of death in her almost four decades of life. She lost her parents as a young child, held the hand of her teacher whilst he passed and unexpectedly lost the beloved grandfather who raised her. Now, as a death doula, she is nearing 100 moments in which she has witnessed the reality of death first hand.

When Clover takes on a new client in Claudia, a wealthy woman from the Upper West side who lives with significant regret, she is forced to evaluate her own life and wonder; has she been truly living? Or simply existing...

It is hard for me to quantify what I'm feeling after finishing this emotional story. Yes, it deals with the topic of death head on but it is not morbid or macabre. Instead, we are privvy to Clover's long standing grief and the protective mechanisms she has erected to keep herself safe. In the same way, the honesty we see from Claudia in her last week's alive and in the exerpts of experiences from Clover's past clients, feel like we are truly witnessing the most intimate moments of one's life and death.

I feel that this story provided a significant back story, which was definitely needed, but which didn't feel heavy or hard to process.
The ending especially was quite poignant and I felt that all of the varying storylines tied together really well.

I loved this book and believe that the Author and publishing team have done a brilliant job.
I'll be recommending this on!