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Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt: A Novel

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What if Death was your next-door neighbor? Meet Travis: he might be the human embodiment of Death, but he’s also a kind and gentle guide. When Death meets his neighbor Dalia and her young daughter, he begins to learn just what it means to be alive in this breathtaking story.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A gorgeous reminder of what really matters. Prepare to be astounded.” —People • “One of the best, most moving books I have read in years.” —Scott Detrow, NPR • “Like nothing you’ve ever read before...simply unforgettable."—Jodi Picoult

For fans of Fredrik Backman and Virginia Evans, an astonishing novel about finding beauty in the brevity of life, as narrated by the one who knows it best: Death.

Travis is Death in the modern world. He lives with his cat in a sma...

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