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A review by bionicsarah
The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer
5.0
What a lovely little book I enjoyed this one so much , the narrator a young girl works as a death doula in New York and the story is told via a series of flash backs into the lives of those she has helped in the past . At the same time we learn about her own childhood orphaned as a young child and growing up in the house of her elderly eccentric grandfather surrounded by a museum quantity of natural history objects
The novel looks at what its means to be lonely in the middle of a modern busy city and how family can be made through unexpected friendships .
I adored the characters immediately they were so real and well described totally recognisable people , there is a cast of smaller parts all as well detailed .
The author writes with an easily read style and I enjoyed the whole experience of reading this book , the job of the narrator I suppose might put some people off from reaching for the book but I would say that this would be a mistake as the general feeling of the book was warm welcoming and life affirming a big gental hug of a book that I shall remember for a long time
I would recommend if you liked a little hope by Ethan Joella , this is us by David Nicholls or A man caked one by Frederick Backman
I read an copy of the book on Netgalley uk it was published by Penguin Uk in January 2023
The novel looks at what its means to be lonely in the middle of a modern busy city and how family can be made through unexpected friendships .
I adored the characters immediately they were so real and well described totally recognisable people , there is a cast of smaller parts all as well detailed .
The author writes with an easily read style and I enjoyed the whole experience of reading this book , the job of the narrator I suppose might put some people off from reaching for the book but I would say that this would be a mistake as the general feeling of the book was warm welcoming and life affirming a big gental hug of a book that I shall remember for a long time
I would recommend if you liked a little hope by Ethan Joella , this is us by David Nicholls or A man caked one by Frederick Backman
I read an copy of the book on Netgalley uk it was published by Penguin Uk in January 2023