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\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERÂ \u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c/i\u003e April Pick\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eâRazor-sharp, darkly comedic, and emotionally piercing. With the satirical bite of Richard Russoâs \u003ci\u003eStraight Man\u003c/i\u003e, the introspection of Fredrik Backmanâs \u003ci\u003eA Man Called Ove\u003c/i\u003e, and the reinvention of Andrew Sean Greer's \u003ci\u003eLess\u003c/i\u003e, Kenneyâs vivid prose transforms the mundane into unexpected hilarity.â\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eâ\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Indie Next \u0026amp; LibraryReads Pick for April\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e \u003cb\u003eWinner of the AudioFiles Earphones Award\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Office\u003c/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eSix Feet Under\u003c/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eAbout a Boy\u003c/i\u003e in this coming-of-middle-age tale about having a second chance to write your lifeâs story.\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eObituary writer Bud Stanley isnât really living his best life. Heâs fallen into a funk after a divorce. (She left him for another man, who, in fairness, was far more interesting.) Heâs not doing his job well. Heâs given up on dating. And heâs about to be fired for accidentally publishing his own obituary one mildly drunken night (though technically the company canât legally fire a dead person).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Bud awaits his fate at work, he does the only logical thing: He goes to the wakes and funerals of total strangers to learn how to live again.\u003c/p\u003e |
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