The Collected Regrets of Clover

The Collected Regrets of Clover

By Mikki Brammer

St. Martin's Press | Macmillan

2023

What’s the point of giving someone a beautiful death if you can’t give yourself a beautiful life?

From the day she watched her kindergarten teacher drop dead during a dramatic telling of Peter Rabbit, Clover Brooks has felt a stronger connection with the dying than she has with the living. After the beloved grandfather who raised her dies alone while she is traveling, Clover becomes a death doula in New York City, dedicating her life to ushering people peacefully through their end-of-life process.

Clover spends so much time with the dying that she has no life of her own, until the final wishes of a feisty old woman send Clover on a trip across the country to uncover a forgotten love story––and perhaps, her own happy ending. As she finds herself struggling to navigate the uncharted roads of romance and friendship, Clover is forced to examine what she really wants, and whether she’ll have the courage to go after it.

Probing, clever, and hopeful, The Collected Regrets of Clover is perfect for readers of The Midnight Library and Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine as it turns the normally taboo subject of death into a reason to celebrate life.

Mikki Brammer

Mikki Brammer is a writer from Tasmania, Australia, now based in New York City via France and Spain. 

Her debut novel, The Collected Regrets of Clover, was a USA Today bestseller and is so far being published in more than 25 languages. It was named a Best Book of Summer 2023 by the New York Times, a Best Book of 2023 by NPR, and was a Book of the Month pick for May 2023. It was also nominated for the 2023 Goodreads Choice Awards for Best Debut and Best Fiction. Her second novel, Good Joy, Bad Joy, will be published in May 2026.

In addition to fiction, Mikki writes about architecture, art, and design for publications including Architectural Digest, Dwell, ELLE Decor, and Metropolis.