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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: — The Hand in the Classroom
Chapter 3: — Ninety-Seven Names and Three Notebooks
Chapter 4: — The Day the World Went Silent
Chapter 5: — New Neighbors, Old Habits
Chapter 6: — Sylvie at the Door
Chapter 7: — Death Cafés and Vitamin Aisles
Chapter 8: — Maine, Letters, and the Ruined Window
Chapter 9: — The Final Lesson
Chapter 10: — Ashes on the Wind
Description
Clover Brooks has lived in the shadow of death since childhood, and as an adult she’s made it her calling: she sits with the dying so they don’t have to leave the world alone. She records their final words—regrets, advice, and confessions—in notebooks she guards like sacred objects. But Clover’s devotion to other people’s endings hides a truth she won’t face: she’s built her own life around avoidance, routine, and fear of loss.
When a new neighbor, Sylvie, crashes into Clover’s carefully controlled solitude—and when Clover begins working with Claudia Wells, a witty, formidable ninety-one-year-old nearing the end—Clover is pulled into a tender mystery of missed love, family secrets, and unfinished business. The search for closure doesn’t just change Claudia’s final days; it cracks Clover open, pushing her toward friendship, grief she can no longer suppress, and the possibility of living more boldly before it’s too late.
Who Should Listen
- Listeners who love character-driven stories about grief, healing, and second chances—with emotional payoff over plot twists.
- Fans of contemporary, New York–set literary fiction featuring unconventional work, quiet humor, and intimate relationships.
- Anyone drawn to reflective stories about mortality, regret, and learning to choose connection while you still can.