THE COLLECTED REGRETS OF CLOVER

Narrator Jennifer Pickens breathes life into Brammer's debut novel. The story is told by Clover, a death doula who is more comfortable with the dying than the living--who finally learns to live. Pickens gives Clover a voice that is distant and uncomfortable with everyday interactions but compassionate and empathetic with her dying clients. Her past is revealed slowly as the novel explains how a 36-year-old woman can be totally alone in the world and how her work with the dying is awakening in her the importance of living her life. The grandfather who raised her; her elderly neighbor, Leo; and her current client, Claudia, have voices filled with love and wisdom. A conversation between the author and the narrator completes the production. N.E.M. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2023]