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Title details for The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer - Available

The Collected Regrets of Clover

A Novel

by Mikki Brammer
Jennifer Pickens
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"Jennifer Pickens provides a nuanced narration of Clover that perfectly mirrors the character's journey—gentle, compassionate, anxious, and full of joy." - Library Journal

This program features a bonus conversation between the author and narrator.
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 turns the normally taboo subject of death into a reason to celebrate life.
A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press.

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    May 9, 2023

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      • ISBN: 9781250900425
      • File size: 298163 KB
      • Duration: 10:21:10

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Jennifer Pickens breathes life into Brammer's debut novel. The story is told by Clover, a death doula who is more comfortable with the dying than the living--who finally learns to live. Pickens gives Clover a voice that is distant and uncomfortable with everyday interactions but compassionate and empathetic with her dying clients. Her past is revealed slowly as the novel explains how a 36-year-old woman can be totally alone in the world and how her work with the dying is awakening in her the importance of living her life. The grandfather who raised her; her elderly neighbor, Leo; and her current client, Claudia, have voices filled with love and wisdom. A conversation between the author and the narrator completes the production. N.E.M. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine
    • Books+Publishing

      February 28, 2023
      The Collected Regrets of Clover is the heartwarming debut novel by Australian author and journalist Mikki Brammer. Set in New York, the book centres on Clover Brooks, a socially isolated ‘death doula’ in her mid-30s. Clover has spent much of her lifetime dealing with and learning about death. Experiencing her first death during kindergarten and the loss of both her parents while in the first grade, Clover moves to New York to live with her grandfather, who passes down much wisdom about life. Clover has great compassion and ends up working with the dying, shepherding her clients through their last days of life. In the process, she also documents their ‘Regrets’, ‘Advice’ and ‘Confessions’ in her notebooks—aside from her pets, these are the things Clover would save in a fire! The most common theme in the ‘Regrets’ notebook is not telling friends and family that you love them, but it would seem Clover may have lost her chance at love. That is until she meets Sylvie, the new girl who has just moved into the building, and Sebastian, a young man whose family doesn’t talk about death even though his grandmother is dying. For readers of Ella Baxter's New Animal, this is a promising debut from a talented writer. Brammer’s words seem to have flown effortlessly onto the page as she takes us through important life lessons about friendship, trust, compassion, finding the beauty and magic in life, and most importantly opening your heart to love.

    • Library Journal

      June 10, 2024

      Death has long been a part of Clover Brooks's life. She saw her teacher die when she was in kindergarten, and her parents died when she was just six years old. Her loving grandfather raised her, but when he dies she is unable to be by his side. So Clover decides to become a death doula, devoting herself to witnessing people's last moments and giving them beautiful deaths. Then she meets Claudia, a feisty new client who challenges Clover to examine her priorities, dispatching her on a cross-country road trip to find Claudia's long-lost love. Brammer's debut novel is an exploration of grief, isolation, and moving on. Jennifer Pickens provides a nuanced narration of Clover that perfectly mirrors the character's journey--gentle, compassionate, anxious, and full of joy. Pickens's narration of cheeky Claudia, who forces Clover to get out of her comfort zone and live her life, provides spot-on comedic relief. Listeners will enjoy a conversation with the author at the end as well. VERDICT Audiences will be cheering Clover on as she bravely navigates new relationships and experiences. Share with fans of Matt Haig's The Midnight Library or Gail Honeyman's Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine.--Elyssa Everling

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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