{"product_id":"in-the-event-of-death-9781637586662","title":"In the Event of Death","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e In the Event of Death\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e will challenge the way you think about death, and make you laugh and cry while you rejoice in a family's resilience.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eTracey Lange\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWe Are the Brennans\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhen the Recession crushes their splashy event business in Silicon Valley, Liz Becker and Gabbi Rossi realize that parties are on hold--but funerals must go on.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlanning 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in the Midwest and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e Kimberly Young received her MFA from Stanford University where she was a Wallace Stegner Creative Writing Fellow. She began her career as an advertising copywriter and marketing consultant and worked with clients ranging from startups to Apple. \u003ci\u003eIn the Event of Death\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel, set in the suburbs of Silicon Valley. Kim and her husband have three grown children and split their time between California and the mountains of Idaho\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Post Hill Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647331012882,"sku":"9781637586662","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_833b2cfb-8e27-4076-99b1-c27663280b70.jpg?v=1733201982","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-the-event-of-death-9781637586662","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}