The Collected Regrets of Clover

By Mikki Brammer

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250284392
• ISBN13: 9781250284396
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Everyone should read this once

Clover is your not so usual, everyday person. She's a 36 year old Death Doula. Though death does not bother her, learning to experience life to the fullest somehow does after losing her grandfather unexpectedly while studying abroad. She's left learning how to not only let go some, but also how to find herself more. I'm left wanting to know more about Clover's whole life, including to her death. She cannot be allowed to die alone. This is a beautifully written message for anyone. Whether you live life or understand death, there's a message for everyone. Side note: I bawled the last 50 pages. So if you happen to be a cry-er, get the tissue box around then.