Sorry for Your Loss

By: Kate Marshall

Narrated by: Catherine Harvey

Following Kate Marshall’s first year in the mortuary at a north of England NHS hospital, with each month exploring the people she meets, in life and death, as well as her own growing awareness of life behind the veil.

• Meet Mr X found in his apartment months after his death, Mr X has no relatives that can be traced. He is the longest-serving resident of the mortuary, having been there for almost a year while the search for his elusive family continues. The staff talk to him like an old friend, but Mr X is disintegrating and a decision has to be made soon.
• Her baby girl has been lost in the 15th week of pregnancy, Mary’s last chance to have a child. Mary won’t allow Abigail to leave the mortuary until she has finished reading a book to her. She visits twice each day, sitting with her baby, reading to her, speaking to no one, until she finally opens up to Kate.
• A loving husband and father who has died suddenly of a heart attack. Joe is visited by his wife, his children—and his mistress. On the day that all his worlds collide, Kate witnesses how death can finally reveal the truth of years of lies.

Sorry for Your Loss is haunting, uplifting and informative, with many moments of laughter, and shows us that the way we approach death can make life all the more precious.

©2022 Kate Marshall (P)2022 Boldwood Books

Insightful & Interesting

This was our book club pick for the month of May & I’m so glad it was! I was surprisingly thrilled to read about Kate’’s experiences in working at a hospital morgue. The narrator was a perfect pick with her British accent–I imagined it was Kate telling her intriguing story.

Incredible

One of the best and most informative books I have listened to. A mixture of great stories, sad stories and stories that make you laugh out loud. Fantastic narrator also, nice to listen to!