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Death of an Ordinary Man

By Sarah Perry
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By Sarah Perry
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Bringing humanity to a universal experience we must all face in our lifetime, Sarah Perry mourns and celebrates her father-in-law in this deeply moving memoir chronicling his last days of life and the tender moments that followed.

WINNER OF THE NERO NON FICTION AWARD 2026
LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2026
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON FICTION

A spectacularly original memoir that’s at once an elegy for a beloved family member and a deeply moving meditation on what it means to be a mortal creature, from one of our greatest novelists.

Death of an Ordinary Man opens on a charming, merry seaside scene in late August. Perry, her husband, and her father-in-law David are at the Yarmouth carnival they’ve g...

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