DEATH OF AN ORDINARY MAN

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN S PRIZE FOR NON FICTION 2026WINNER OF THE NERO BOOK AWARD FOR NON FICTION 2025LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2026 Please read this book It may very well change how you live Rachel Clarke Profound compelling beautiful Nina Stibbe Filled with love I was spellbound Kathryn Mannix Brilliant so special GuardianAn inspiring true story about life love and letting goSarah Perry s father in law David died in the autumn of 2022 only nine days after a cancer diagnosis He was in some ways a very ordinary man he loved stamp collecting fish and chips comic novels and his local church Yet as Sarah and her husband Robert nursed David through his final days they realised how extraordinary he really was This loving clear eyed and unforgettable book shows how death may be met and understood as a part of life a universal experience that is terrible and beautiful intimate and real sometimes all at once A Book of the Year for The Times Guardian Financial Times and Observer Beautiful and profound and completely gripping Mark Haddon A must read The Times We cannot be but somewhat changed by this remarkable book Telegraph This book will be a lifeline for so many people Seán Hewitt Perry is in a league of her own Sara Collins