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Mrs Death Misses Death: Signed Edition (Hardback)
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Mrs Death Misses Death: Signed Edition (Hardback)

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Hardback 320 Pages
Published: 28/01/2021

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Tired of her job and desperate for a sympathetic ear, Death befriends a writer who begins to work on her memoir in this much-awaited, tantalising debut novel from poet Salena Godden.

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Mrs Death has had enough. She is exhausted from spending eternity doing her job and now she seeks someone to unburden her conscience to. Wolf Willeford, a troubled young writer, is well acquainted with death, but until now hadn't met Death in person - a black, working-class woman who shape-shifts and does her work unseen.

Enthralled by her stories, Wolf becomes Mrs Death's scribe, and begins to write her memoirs. Using their desk as a vessel and conduit, Wolf travels across time and place with Mrs Death to witness deaths of past and present and discuss what the future holds for humanity. As the two reflect on the losses they have experienced - or, in the case of Mrs Death, facilitated - their friendship grows into a surprising affirmation of hope, resilience and love. 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 . . .

Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781838854935
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 433 g
Dimensions: 220 x 144 x 31 mm
Edition: Main

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“Joyous and heartbreaking, this bizarre book will stick with you for a long time”

Mrs Death Misses Death beautifully blends poetry, prose and script to tell the story of two main characters: Wolf and Mrs Death. This book is unlike any I have ever read, it begins with a disclaimer that is both... More

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Vivienne O'Regan

“A masterpiece blending prose and poetry in a powerful meditation on death and life”

“death is a rabbit
darting in a distant field
death is the stranger
you feed at your door ...” - from ‘Mrs Death Misses Death’, 2021.

This image of death as a rabbit was one of many poetic interludes within ‘Mrs... More

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“Abstract and poignant”

This is abstract and esoteric, and because of this will be off-putting to some. But it is also lyrical and poignant. It's very compelling and I read it very quickly (the disclaimer didn't lie about being... More

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