In the Event of Death

"In this poignant story, Kimberly Young explores one woman's struggle to come to terms with a childhood trauma that threatens to cripple her just when her family needs her the most. In the Event of Deathwillchallenge the way you think about death, andmake you laugh and cry while yourejoice in a family's resilience." -Tracey Lange, New York Timesbestselling author of We Are the Brennans When the Recession crushes their splashy eventbusinessin Silicon Valley, Liz Becker and Gabbi Rossi realise that parties are on hold-but funerals must go on. Planning a memorial with flowers, music, and food isn't that different from a wedding, right? But Liz has had a crippling fear of death since losing her younger sister in a childhood tragedy. Knowing her husband and twin sons depend on her income, she reluctantly agrees to produce end-of-life events. As Gabbi promised, the money starts rolling in. When an old real estate tycoon hires them to plan his "after party," Liz finds an unlikely mentor. Just as things are looking up, she learns that someone she loves has a serious illness. Death planning gets personal.