<p><b>WINNER OF THE INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION</b><br><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS</b><br><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE</b><br><b><br>Mrs Death tells her intoxicating story in this life-affirming fire-starter of a novel</b><br><br>Mrs Death has had enough. She is exhausted by her job and now seeks someone to unburden her conscience to.<br><br>She meets Wolf, a troubled young writer, who - enthralled by her stories - begins to write Mrs Death''s memoirs. As the two reflect on the losses they have experienced (or facilitated), their friendship flourishes. 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 . . .</p>