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Author:
Austin, Emily R., author.
Title:
Everyone in this room will someday be dead / Emily Austin.
Edition:
Large print edition.
Publisher:
Thorndike Pressa part of Gale, a Cengage Company,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
369 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Subject:
Lesbians--Fiction.
Sexual minorities--Fiction.
Receptionists--Fiction.
Atheists--Fiction.
Death--Fiction.
Young women--Fiction.
Anxiety--Fiction.
Church buildings--Fiction.
Impersonation--Fiction.
Large type books.
Humorous fiction.
Notes:
Regular print edition previously published by: Atria Books. "Thorndike Press Large Print Thriller, Adventure, and Suspense"--Title page verso.
Summary:
"Gilda, a twenty-something, atheist, animal-loving lesbian, cannot stop ruminating about death. Desperate for relief from her panicky mind and alienated from her repressive family, she responds to a flyer for free therapy at a local Catholic church, and finds herself being greeted by Father Jeff, who assumes she's there for a job interview. Too embarrassed to correct him, Gilda is abruptly hired to replace the recently deceased receptionist Grace. In between trying to memorize the lines to Catholic mass, hiding the fact that she has a new girlfriend, and erecting a dirty dish tower in her crumbling apartment, Gilda strikes up an email correspondence with Grace's old friend. She can't bear to ignore the kindly old woman, who has been trying to reach her friend through the church inbox, but she also can't bring herself to break the bad news. Desperate, she begins impersonating Grace via email. But when the police discover suspicious circumstances surrounding Grace's death, Gilda may have to finally reveal the truth of her mortifying existence. A delightful blend of warmth, deadpan humor, and pitch-perfect observations about the human condition, Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead is a crackling exploration of what it takes to stay afloat in a world where your expiration--and the expiration of those you love--is the only certainty"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1432894188
9781432894184
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1267404002
LCCN:
2021043208
Locations:
BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)
FDPC194 -- Upham Memorial Library (Fredericksburg)

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