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Start giftingIn the Event of Death
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Learn moreWhen 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.
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.
Elise Arsenault is a talented actor, life coach, and voiceover artist who has lent her talents to many projects. She has appeared in numerous television shows and plays, and her voice can be heard in a multitude of audiobooks, commercials, and podcasts. she currently resides in New York City.
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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.”
“Will challenge the way you think about death and make you laugh and cry while you rejoice in a family’s resilience.”
“That rare novel that is both hilarious and heartbreaking. Young perfectly captures the angst of middle age in this beautifully written story.”
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