The Collected Regrets of Clover

Clover Brooks has an unusual profession: she's a death doula in New York City, helping terminally ill people navigate their final days with grace and dignity. Having spent her life avoiding emotional attachments after losing her parents young, Clover finds comfort in the controlled intimacy of her work—being present for life's most profound moments without the messy complications of long-term relationships. But when her clients begin sharing their deepest regrets, she starts recording them in a notebook, creating an unexpected catalog of wisdom about love, loss, and the courage to truly live. Everything shifts when Clover meets Claudia, a spirited elderly woman whose zest for life and lack of regrets stands in stark contrast to Clover's carefully guarded existence. As Claudia's final wish sends Clover on a journey that challenges everything she believes about connection and vulnerability, she must confront her own fears about opening her heart. Along the way, she forms unlikely friendships and begins to question whether protecting herself from pain has actually been protecting her from life itself. This tender, life-affirming debut explores themes of grief, healing, and what it means to live without regrets. Brammer crafts a poignant story that balances the weight of mortality with humor and hope, offering readers both a meditation on death and a celebration of the messiness and beauty of being alive.