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In the Event of Death: A Novel Audiobook
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When the Recession crushes their splashy event business in Silicon Valley, Liz Becker and Gabbi Rossi realize that parties are on hold—but funerals must go on.
Planning a memorial with flowers, music, and food isn’t that different from a wedding, right? But Liz has had a crippling fear of death since losing her younger sister in a childhood tragedy.
Knowing her husband and twin sons depend on her income, she reluctantly agrees to produce end-of-life events. As Gabbi promised, the money starts rolling in.
When an old real estate tycoon hires them to plan his “after party,” Liz finds an unlikely mentor. Just as things are looking up, she learns that someone she loves has a serious illness. Death planning gets personal.
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“The characters are well realized, with lives that are plausible in today’s world. The Bay Area setting contributes to the overall storytelling. This is a nice addition to a women’s-fiction collection and would be a good book-club title.”
— Booklist
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“Elise Arsenault sensitively narrates a broken yet resilient Liz…Listeners will be drawn into this poignant story.”
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“Will challenge the way you think about death and make you laugh and cry while you rejoice in a family’s resilience.”
— Tracey Lange, New York Times bestselling author -
“That rare novel that is both hilarious and heartbreaking. Young perfectly captures the angst of middle age in this beautifully written story.”
— Malena Watrous, author of If You Follow Me
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About Kimberly Young
Kimberly Young received her MFA degree from Stanford University where she was a Wallace Stegner Creative Writing Fellow. She began her career as an advertising copywriter and marketing consultant. In the Event of Death is her debut novel, set in the suburbs of Silicon Valley.
About Elise Arsenault
Elise Arsenault is a classically trained actor, singer, and voice-over artist. She has worked throughout the country with various regional theaters, including Merrimack Rep, Lyric Stage Company of Boston, Ivoryton Playhouse, Imagination Stage, and the Discovery Theater at the Smithsonian Institute. She holds a BA from George Mason University.