Grave Talk

By: Nick Spalding

Narrated by: Imogen Church, Steve West

The hardest part of death is learning how to live.

The last thing Alice expects to see at her husband’s graveside on his birthday is a giant, talking frog. On closer inspection, it’s a grown man dressed as Kermit.

Turns out Alice’s husband is buried next to Ben’s older brother Harry, who—as a parting practical joke in his will—insisted that Ben visit his grave each year, on this specific day, dressed in an as-yet-undisclosed pageant of embarrassing fancy dress.

With little but their grief and this one day in common, Alice and Ben form a very special, very strange friendship, meeting just once a year: same day, same time, same place—different silly costume. As the years pass and grief alters, can their unique bond help them cope with the hardest part of death: life?

©2024 by Nick Spalding. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

One of the best books I've experienced in a long time...

This book is about loss, and heartache- but also, so much more! I listened to this at work, and it had me both crying to myself, but also laughing out loud. This book is extremely well written, and the whole concept was original and well thought out. I really connected with the characters, and I loved the way you get a whole story of a decade of their lives, mostly in one day meetups. I can't recommend this enough, especially if you have lost people close to you. I'll definitely be seeking out more of Mr Spalding's work!

Such a wonderful story

Loved how different the story setting was. Really enjoyed the narration, storyline and the ending.

quirky

this book and it's narration cover a serious topic, presented tongue-in-cheek yet thoughtfully. an easy straightforward listen

I loved it

I loved this book it was such and easy read and just a hallmark book I would definitely recommend to friends .. I just love the friendship of the two main character finally a book that didn’t involve falling in love but a friendship created .. very pleasing.

Interesting premise

How the relationship between Ben and Alice evolved. The character development and the anticipation of what would happen every ‘next year’.
It was funny and sad and completely kept me invested in this story