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The Collected Regrets of Clover
by Mikki Brammer • 2023
A death doula collects the dying's final regrets. A new neighbor asks what hers are.
4.16
126k+
The Collected Regrets of Clover Summary
The Collected Regrets of Clover 87%
A death doula collects the dying's final regrets. A new neighbor asks what hers are.
by Mikki Brammer 2023
4.16
126k+ ratings
Shark Heart
by Emily Habeck • 2023
Her husband turns into a great white shark. Their love story has an expiration date.
3.94
95k+
Shark Heart Summary
Shark Heart 87%
Her husband turns into a great white shark. Their love story has an expiration date.
by Emily Habeck 2023
3.94
95k+ ratings
Chasing Daylight
by Eugene O'Kelly • 2005
A CEO's final project: three months to turn his death into his life's best work.
3.94
4k+
Chasing Daylight Summary
Chasing Daylight 87%
A CEO's final project: three months to turn his death into his life's best work.
by Eugene O'Kelly 2005
3.94
4k+ ratings
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
by Margareta Magnusson • 2017
The decluttering practice from Sweden that spares your family the job no one should inherit.
3.42
34k+
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning Summary
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning 87%
The decluttering practice from Sweden that spares your family the job no one should inherit.
by Margareta Magnusson 2017
3.42
34k+ ratings
The Name of the World
by Denis Johnson • 2000
A grieving professor perfects the art of being unseen, until a bold young cellist demands otherwise.
3.55
3k+
The Name of the World Summary
The Name of the World 87%
A grieving professor perfects the art of being unseen, until a bold young cellist demands otherwise.
by Denis Johnson 2000
3.55
3k+ ratings
For You
by Jodi Ellen Malpas • 2023
Her honeymoon ends in a hospital. Years later, a stranger's love makes her question her vows.
4.61
2k+
For You Summary
For You 86%
Her honeymoon ends in a hospital. Years later, a stranger's love makes her question her vows.
by Jodi Ellen Malpas 2023
4.61
2k+ ratings
It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over
by Anne de Marcken • 2024
An undead woman keeps a crow inside her chest, forgetting everything but who she loved.
3.61
20k+
It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over Summary
It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over 86%
An undead woman keeps a crow inside her chest, forgetting everything but who she loved.
by Anne de Marcken 2024
3.61
20k+ ratings
Finding Peace, One Piece at a Time
by Rachel Blythe Kodanaz • 2019
What to do with everything they left behind: a guide to sorting, sharing, and letting go.
4.60
20
Finding Peace, One Piece at a Time Summary
Finding Peace, One Piece at a Time 86%
What to do with everything they left behind: a guide to sorting, sharing, and letting go.
by Rachel Blythe Kodanaz 2019
4.60
20 ratings
All the Beauty in the World
by Patrick Bringley • 2023
He guarded Picassos and Rembrandts for a decade. Grief brought him there; stillness made him stay.
4.01
28k+
All the Beauty in the World Summary
All the Beauty in the World 86%
He guarded Picassos and Rembrandts for a decade. Grief brought him there; stillness made him stay.
by Patrick Bringley 2023
4.01
28k+ ratings
If He Had Been With Me
by Laura Nowlin • 2013
She always loved the boy next door. She never told him. Now she never will.
3.78
598k+
If He Had Been With Me Summary
If He Had Been With Me 86%
She always loved the boy next door. She never told him. Now she never will.
by Laura Nowlin 2013
3.78
598k+ ratings
The Etiquette of Illness
by Susan P. Halpern • 2004
What to say when illness or death arrive, from your first awkward visit to goodbye.
3.76
601
The Etiquette of Illness Summary
The Etiquette of Illness 86%
What to say when illness or death arrive, from your first awkward visit to goodbye.
by Susan P. Halpern 2004
3.76
601 ratings
Death and the Gardener
by Georgi Gospodinov • 2024
A son tends his dying father, a gardener, finding that stories root where words cannot.
4.44
13k+
Death and the Gardener Summary
Death and the Gardener 86%
A son tends his dying father, a gardener, finding that stories root where words cannot.
by Georgi Gospodinov 2024
4.44
13k+ ratings
Martes con Mi Viejo Profesor
by Micht Albom • 2013
Un profesor se muere. Durante meses le enseña a su antiguo alumno lo esencial para vivir.
4.10
29
Martes con Mi Viejo Profesor Summary
Martes con Mi Viejo Profesor 86%
Un profesor se muere. Durante meses le enseña a su antiguo alumno lo esencial para vivir.
by Micht Albom 2013
4.10
29 ratings
Die Wise
by Stephen Jenkinson • 2015
Palliative care has made dying longer and more terrifying. A veteran caregiver explains why.
4.34
861
Die Wise Summary
Die Wise 86%
Palliative care has made dying longer and more terrifying. A veteran caregiver explains why.
by Stephen Jenkinson 2015
4.34
861 ratings
Daun Yang Jatuh Tak Pernah Membenci Angin
by Tere Liye • 2010
A street child rescued by a kind older man grows up loving him. He marries someone else.
3.98
19k+
Daun Yang Jatuh Tak Pernah Membenci Angin Summary
Daun Yang Jatuh Tak Pernah Membenci Angin 86%
A street child rescued by a kind older man grows up loving him. He marries someone else.
by Tere Liye 2010
3.98
19k+ ratings
Las gratitudes
by Delphine de Vigan • 2019
A woman losing language searches for the strangers who saved her during the war, to thank them.
4.33
57k+
Las gratitudes Summary
Las gratitudes 86%
A woman losing language searches for the strangers who saved her during the war, to thank them.
by Delphine de Vigan 2019
4.33
57k+ ratings
In Love
by Amy Bloom • 2022
He chose to die before Alzheimer's took his mind. Their final trip together: Zurich.
4.26
26k+
In Love Summary
In Love 86%
He chose to die before Alzheimer's took his mind. Their final trip together: Zurich.
by Amy Bloom 2022
4.26
26k+ ratings
Mr Salary
by Sally Rooney • 2016
For her dying father, she returns to Dublin and the older man she has never left.
3.73
43k+
Mr Salary Summary
Mr Salary 86%
For her dying father, she returns to Dublin and the older man she has never left.
by Sally Rooney 2016
3.73
43k+ ratings
Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them)
by Sallie Tisdale • 2018
How to die and how to help someone die: a nurse's unsentimental guide from diagnosis to grief.
4.14
2k+
Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them) Summary
Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them) 86%
How to die and how to help someone die: a nurse's unsentimental guide from diagnosis to grief.
by Sallie Tisdale 2018
4.14
2k+ ratings
My Phantoms
by Gwendoline Riley • 2021
A daughter traces her mother's rituals and evasions, searching for the connection that never came.
3.77
6k+
My Phantoms Summary
My Phantoms 86%
A daughter traces her mother's rituals and evasions, searching for the connection that never came.
by Gwendoline Riley 2021
3.77
6k+ ratings
A Heart That Works
by Rob Delaney • 2022
Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.
4.62
35k+
A Heart That Works Summary
A Heart That Works 86%
Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.
by Rob Delaney 2022
4.62
35k+ ratings
The House We Grew Up In
by Lisa Jewell • 2013
Four siblings, a hoarded house, and the Easter tragedy that broke them.
3.78
126k+
The House We Grew Up In Summary
The House We Grew Up In 86%
Four siblings, a hoarded house, and the Easter tragedy that broke them.
by Lisa Jewell 2013
3.78
126k+ ratings
The Smallest Part
by Amy Harmon • 2018
Ghosts and secrets complicate a hairdresser's devotion to her dead best friend's husband and child.
4.16
14k+
The Smallest Part Summary
The Smallest Part 86%
Ghosts and secrets complicate a hairdresser's devotion to her dead best friend's husband and child.
by Amy Harmon 2018
4.16
14k+ ratings
Come of Age
by Stephen Jenkinson • 2018
More old people than ever. Fewer elders than ever. The connection is a cultural indictment.
4.25
173
Come of Age Summary
Come of Age 86%
More old people than ever. Fewer elders than ever. The connection is a cultural indictment.
by Stephen Jenkinson 2018
4.25
173 ratings
The Four Things That Matter Most
by Ira Byock • 2004
Four sentences, learned from the dying, to heal regret and repair relationships.
4.17
1k+
The Four Things That Matter Most Summary
The Four Things That Matter Most 86%
Four sentences, learned from the dying, to heal regret and repair relationships.
by Ira Byock 2004
4.17
1k+ ratings
The Fear Factory
by Richard Fenton • 2011
After twenty years of pleasantries, a woman learns her mother-in-law's secrets as death closes in.
4.24
50
The Fear Factory Summary
The Fear Factory 86%
After twenty years of pleasantries, a woman learns her mother-in-law's secrets as death closes in.
by Richard Fenton 2011
4.24
50 ratings
Los días en los que más te quise
by Amy Neff • 2024
After a lifetime of love, they give their family one year to say goodbye.
4.02
15k+
Los días en los que más te quise Summary
Los días en los que más te quise 86%
After a lifetime of love, they give their family one year to say goodbye.
by Amy Neff 2024
4.02
15k+ ratings
Small Worlds
by Caleb Azumah Nelson • 2023
A London trumpeter carries a love he cannot name and a father's silence in his chest.
4.26
12k+
Small Worlds Summary
Small Worlds 86%
A London trumpeter carries a love he cannot name and a father's silence in his chest.
by Caleb Azumah Nelson 2023
4.26
12k+ ratings
More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
by Satoshi Yagisawa • 2011
Her aunt's cancer returns. She must keep her uncle's bookshop, and his heart, open.
3.85
43k+
More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop Summary
More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop 86%
Her aunt's cancer returns. She must keep her uncle's bookshop, and his heart, open.
by Satoshi Yagisawa 2011
3.85
43k+ ratings
Talking at Night
by Claire Daverley • 2023
Her twin dies; a guarded boy's vulnerability sparks a connection that haunts them for years.
3.90
75k+
Talking at Night Summary
Talking at Night 86%
Her twin dies; a guarded boy's vulnerability sparks a connection that haunts them for years.
by Claire Daverley 2023
3.90
75k+ ratings
The Thing About Jellyfish
by Ali Benjamin • 2015
After her best friend drowns, a girl stops speaking and searches for answers in jellyfish.
4.10
45k+
The Thing About Jellyfish Summary
The Thing About Jellyfish 86%
After her best friend drowns, a girl stops speaking and searches for answers in jellyfish.
by Ali Benjamin 2015
4.10
45k+ ratings
This Book Made Me Think of You
by Libby Page • 2026
Her husband died, but his books keep arriving, each one daring her to live.
4.33
77k+
This Book Made Me Think of You Summary
This Book Made Me Think of You 86%
Her husband died, but his books keep arriving, each one daring her to live.
by Libby Page 2026
4.33
77k+ ratings
Promise Me Sunshine
by Cara Bastone • 2025
A grieving nanny makes a deal with a guarded uncle: bucket list help for lessons in connection.
4.07
95k+
Promise Me Sunshine Summary
Promise Me Sunshine 86%
A grieving nanny makes a deal with a guarded uncle: bucket list help for lessons in connection.
by Cara Bastone 2025
4.07
95k+ ratings
A Matter of Death and Life
by Irvin D. Yalom • 2021
A dying woman and her psychiatrist husband trade chapters. When her voice stops, his grief begins.
4.40
10k+
A Matter of Death and Life Summary
A Matter of Death and Life 86%
A dying woman and her psychiatrist husband trade chapters. When her voice stops, his grief begins.
by Irvin D. Yalom 2021
4.40
10k+ ratings
Certain Women
by Madeleine L'Engle • 1992
An aging actor, his daughter, and a King David play: healing a family.
3.74
2k+
Certain Women Summary
Certain Women 86%
An aging actor, his daughter, and a King David play: healing a family.
by Madeleine L'Engle 1992
3.74
2k+ ratings
The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers
by Barry J. Jacobs • 2006
The emotional roadmap: care for your aging parent without losing your marriage, sanity, or self.
3.93
57
The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers Summary
The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers 85%
The emotional roadmap: care for your aging parent without losing your marriage, sanity, or self.
by Barry J. Jacobs 2006
3.93
57 ratings
Things in Nature Merely Grow
by Yiyun Li • 2025
The worst loss has no name. After both sons die by suicide, a novelist inhabits it.
4.34
15k+
Things in Nature Merely Grow Summary
Things in Nature Merely Grow 85%
The worst loss has no name. After both sons die by suicide, a novelist inhabits it.
by Yiyun Li 2025
4.34
15k+ ratings
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot
by Marianne Cronin • 2021
A terminally ill teenager and an elderly woman bond over painting their shared century.
4.28
135k+
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot Summary
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot 85%
A terminally ill teenager and an elderly woman bond over painting their shared century.
by Marianne Cronin 2021
4.28
135k+ ratings
Sisterhood Everlasting
by Ann Brashares • 2011
Four friends reunite in Santorini, but the woman who called them has drowned.
3.91
39k+
Sisterhood Everlasting Summary
Sisterhood Everlasting 85%
Four friends reunite in Santorini, but the woman who called them has drowned.
by Ann Brashares 2011
3.91
39k+ ratings
The Future Saints
by Ashley Winstead • 2026
To save her band, a grieving singer must channel her sister's death into one final album.
3.79
20k+
The Future Saints Summary
The Future Saints 85%
To save her band, a grieving singer must channel her sister's death into one final album.
by Ashley Winstead 2026
3.79
20k+ ratings
Cruel and Beautiful
by A.M. Hargrove • 2015
She promised her dying husband she'd live. Two years on, his friend makes sure she does.
4.25
5k+
Cruel and Beautiful Summary
Cruel and Beautiful 85%
She promised her dying husband she'd live. Two years on, his friend makes sure she does.
by A.M. Hargrove 2015
4.25
5k+ ratings
Knocking on Heaven's Door
by Katy Butler • 2013
Her father's pacemaker outlived his mind. Medicine needs to learn when less is more.
4.12
3k+
Knocking on Heaven's Door Summary
Knocking on Heaven's Door 85%
Her father's pacemaker outlived his mind. Medicine needs to learn when less is more.
by Katy Butler 2013
4.12
3k+ ratings
How We Die
by Sherwin B. Nuland • 1994
A dignified death is a myth: one surgeon describes how the body actually shuts down.
4.07
9k+
How We Die Summary
How We Die 85%
A dignified death is a myth: one surgeon describes how the body actually shuts down.
by Sherwin B. Nuland 1994
4.07
9k+ ratings
Delirious
by Damien Wilkins • 2024
Thirty years on, their son's killer wants to meet. Mary and Pete are leaving his home.
3.83
885
Delirious Summary
Delirious 85%
Thirty years on, their son's killer wants to meet. Mary and Pete are leaving his home.
by Damien Wilkins 2024
3.83
885 ratings
Nothing to Fear
by Julie McFadden • 2024
A hospice nurse explains how a body dies and what to arrange before yours does.
4.41
3k+
Nothing to Fear Summary
Nothing to Fear 85%
A hospice nurse explains how a body dies and what to arrange before yours does.
by Julie McFadden 2024
4.41
3k+ ratings
Bố con cá gai
by Cho Chang-In • 2000
When leukemia strikes his son, a Korean father begins selling the only asset left: himself.
4.41
2k+
Bố con cá gai Summary
Bố con cá gai 85%
When leukemia strikes his son, a Korean father begins selling the only asset left: himself.
by Cho Chang-In 2000
4.41
2k+ ratings
When I Awake
by Dani Atkins • 2023
She lost ten years. Her fiancé married her best friend. Her daughter calls someone else Mom.
4.30
1k+
When I Awake Summary
When I Awake 85%
She lost ten years. Her fiancé married her best friend. Her daughter calls someone else Mom.
by Dani Atkins 2023
4.30
1k+ ratings
The Fountain
by Casey Scieszka • 2026
An immortal woman, exhausted by centuries, returns to her valley home hoping to finally die.
3.84
2k+
The Fountain Summary
The Fountain 85%
An immortal woman, exhausted by centuries, returns to her valley home hoping to finally die.
by Casey Scieszka 2026
3.84
2k+ ratings
The Son & His Hope
by Pepper Winters • 2019
Love destroyed his family, so Jacob locked his heart away. Hope refuses to stop knocking.
4.48
4k+
The Son & His Hope Summary
The Son & His Hope 85%
Love destroyed his family, so Jacob locked his heart away. Hope refuses to stop knocking.
by Pepper Winters 2019
4.48
4k+ ratings
Ghost Rider
by Neil Peart • 2002
Two deaths in a year. One motorcycle. 55,000 miles, and grief refused to be left behind.
4.12
7k+
Ghost Rider Summary
Ghost Rider 85%
Two deaths in a year. One motorcycle. 55,000 miles, and grief refused to be left behind.
by Neil Peart 2002
4.12
7k+ ratings
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