Author(s): Godden, Salena,
Binding: Paperback,
Date of Publication: 20/01/2022,
Pagination: 320 pages,
Series: N/A,
Imprint: Canongate Books,
Published By: Canongate Books,
Book Classification: Fiction & related items,
Dimensions: 128 x 196 x 23
ISBN13/EAN/SKU: 9781838851224
Binding: Paperback,
Date of Publication: 20/01/2022,
Pagination: 320 pages,
Series: N/A,
Imprint: Canongate Books,
Published By: Canongate Books,
Book Classification: Fiction & related items,
Dimensions: 128 x 196 x 23
ISBN13/EAN/SKU: 9781838851224
WINNER OF THE INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDSSHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZEMrs Death tells her intoxicating story in this life-affirming fire-starter of a novelMrs Death has had enough. She is exhausted by her job and now seeks someone to unburden her conscience to.
She meets Wolf, a troubled young writer, who - enthralled by her stories - begins to write Mrs Death's memoirs. As the two reflect on the losses they have experienced (or facilitated), their friendship flourishes. All the while, despite her world-weariness, Death must continue to hold humans' fates in her hands, appearing in our lives when we least expect her . . .