Fans of Alice Sebold and John
Green will be transfixed by this sophisticated, edgy debut
novel packing dark humor, biting wit, and a lot of Jack Daniels.
Who put the word fun in funeral? I can’t think of
anything fun about Rachel’s funeral, except for the fact
that she won’t be there.
Aubrey Glass has a collection of potential suicide
notes—just in case. And now, five years—and five notes—after
leaving her hometown, Rachel’s the one who goes and kills
herself. Aubrey can’t believe her luck.
But Rachel’s death doesn’t leave Aubrey in peace. There’s a
voicemail from her former friend, left only days before her
death, that Aubrey can’t bring herself to listen to—and
worse, a macabre memorial-turned-high-school reunion that
promises the opportunity to catch up with everyone . . .
including the man responsible for everything that went wrong
between Aubrey and Rachel.
In the days leading up to the funeral and infamous after
party, Aubrey slips seamlessly between her past and present.
Memories of friendship tangle with painful new encounters
while underneath it all Aubrey feels the rush of something
closing in, something she can no longer run from. And when
the past and present collide in one devastating night,
nothing will be the same again.
But facing the future means confronting herself and a
shattering truth. Now, Aubrey must decide what will define
her: what lies behind . . . or what waits ahead.