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How to Say Goodbye

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What to expect

‘I adored this story and instantly fell in love with Grace Salmon. A beautiful book about learning to let go and start living your life’ Nina Pottell, Prima

‘A touching story about learning to live’ Sun

No one is ever happy to see Grace Salmon.

As a funeral arranger, she’s responsible for steering strangers through the hardest day of their lives. It’s not a task many would want – but, for Grace, giving people the chance to say a proper goodbye to the ones they love is the most important job in the world.

From the flowers in the church to the drinks served at the wake,Grace knows it’s the personal touches that count – and it’s amazing what you can find out about someone from their grieving relatives … or their Facebook page. But when she accidentally finds out too much about someone who’s died, Grace is finally forced to step out of the shadows… and start living.

Praise for How to Say Goodbye:

‘I adored this story and instantly fell in love with Grace Salmon. A beautiful book about learning to let go and start living your life’ Nina Pottell, Prima

‘A touching story about learning to live’ Sun

‘Uplifting & touching’ Rachael Lucas

‘A heartwarming read’ Closer

‘Emotional and heartfelt’ Cheryl

‘A thoroughly enjoyable story’ Julie

‘This story was beautiful, both heartwarming and heart wrenching’ Patrice

‘Funny, touching, poignant and at times, sad’ Julia

‘Couldn’t put it down’ Vicky

Critics Review

Praise for Katy Colins:

‘Uplifting and touching’ Rachael Lucas, author of The Telephone Box Library

‘Warm, wise, emotional and uplifting’ Ali Harris, author of The First Last Kiss

‘It is a wonderful, tender read that will break your heart and make you smile’ C D Major, author of The Other Girl

‘Life-affirming and gloriously comforting’ Cathy Bramley, author of A Patchwork Family

‘A huge heartwarming triumph’ Isabelle Broom, author of One Winter Morning

‘What a ray of hope this book is! I adored it!’ Alex Brown, author of A Postcard From Italy

‘Absorbing and sincere’ Kirsty Greenwood, author of Yours Truly

‘A gorgeously feel-good treat, the perfect summer escape. I loved it.’
Miranda Dickinson

‘Perfect escapism’
Heat

‘Katy writes with humour and heart. The Lonely Hearts Travel Club is like Bridget Jones goes backpacking.’
Holly Martin, author of The White Cliff Bay series

Author Katy Colins
Narrator Rachel Louise Miller
Duration 11 hours and 30 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9780008202248
Format x-book®
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Genre Modern and contemporary fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE, US

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