{"product_id":"everything-was-beautiful-and-nothing-hurt-9781668216361","title":"Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"One of the most original, riveting, and moving books I've read in a long while.\" --Graeme Simsion, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rosie Project\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFor fans of Fredrik Backman and Virginia Evans, an astonishing and deeply moving novel about finding beauty in the brevity of life, as narrated by the one who knows it best: Death.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTravis is Death in the modern world. He lives with his cat in a small, gray town. His job is to offer people comfort in their final hours of life, which he does without complaint or judgement. He's stoic, gentle, and a little naive, despite who he is, but he never tries to change anyone's fate. He is responsible for maintaining the balance of nature, and every life must eventually end. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Then Travis meets Dalia, a midwife, and her boisterous eight-year-old daughter Layla, who live across the hall, and despite his best attempts to keep his distance, he finds himself wholeheartedly embraced by other people for the first time. So it is with this seemingly unremarkable family that Travis begins to understand what it means to be truly alive--and what might be irrevocably lost in death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written with radiant warmth, wisdom, and compassion, \u003ci\u003eEverything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt\u003c\/i\u003e is a timeless and ultimately uplifting story about appreciating life, accepting its end, and finding our place in the universe--especially when it feels most impossible--that will resonate with anyone who has ever loved and lost or worried about time's passing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Avid Reader Press \/ Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668216361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.50w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ben Reeves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52507651014837,"sku":"9781668216361","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_26c00cbc-ad2b-45c1-a385-9756f059e37a.jpg?v=1778566377","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/everything-was-beautiful-and-nothing-hurt-9781668216361","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}