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Mrs Death Misses Death

By: Salena Godden
Narrated by: Salena Godden
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Summary

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....

©2021 Salena Godden (P)2021 Canongate Books Ltd Fiction Genre Fiction Metaphysical & Visionary
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I was blown away by this book. It was not what I expected at all and at points made me sob! Such powerful writing and beautifully read by the author. Highly recommend!

Incredible book!

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I'm actually blown away by this novel. It's never occurred to me that Death could be a woman and yet it makes perfect sense that death would be a woman. A woman gives us life so why can't they also take it away? Yes, I know this book is fiction but if Death exists I bet she's a woman.

I love how this book is written. It just flows so smoothly through the chapters. I couldn't put it down. It raises a lot of interesting questions about life and death which I won't go into due to spoilers. I'd recommend consuming this book via audiobook as it adds an extra dimension to it and the author is a brilliant narrator for audiobooks.

Loved it.

Ms Death Misses Death

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I bought this on the strength of the write-up because I thought the premise of death as a black woman was original and fascinating. I tried several times to get into it but I failed. Some of the writing is absolutely beautiful, but the story just didn’t get going, The narrator has the most beautiful voice but her slow delivery combined with the repetitive nature of the prose made the book terribly boring. My mind kept drifting. I tried speeding the narration up but sadly that didn’t work either.
Sadly not for me, and I would recommend people buy the book as that may be better.

Sleep inducing

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I enjoyed every minute of this book. It made me feel alive! I'd highly recommend it

Wonderful book, wonderfully read

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Requires active attention as this book is quirky and full of life and death gems. Very hard to critique as it is so novel and poetic. Many everyday experiences and events made real by the backdrop of death. Salena Godden’s raspy reading of her own work is fabulous and hypnotic. Do not listen in bed as you will soon drift off lulled by her dulcet tones.

Mrs Death for life

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