Books

Death Party

Hanna Pylväinen

Sixty-three and suffering from late-stage multiple sclerosis, Edie is reliant on aides to perform even the most basic functions of her daily life. Now, as she has long said she would, she has decided to end it all. But first Edie wants to gather her far-flung loved ones for one last epic party – a death party.

With a huge generosity of spirit and crisp, insightful prose, Death Party is a beautiful, bustling novel about family, grief and what we owe to those we love.

Hardback

ISBN: 9781800757011

Published: May 6, 2027

Ebook

ISBN: 9781800757028

Published: May 6, 2027

Category:
Fiction

Reviews for Death Party

Praise for The End of Drum-Time:

‘A sweeping Sámi epic … atmospheric tale of love and colonial conflict … engrossing … The End of Drum-Time calls to mind the great novels of Thomas Hardy’ – Erica Wagner, Guardian

‘The End of Drum Time is a novel of large ideas and beautiful details. Pylvainen’s characters are alive, her prose deft, her story’s conclusion sad and satisfying – uplifting too, against the odds. I’m already looking forward to her next’ – Rachel Seiffert, The Spectator

‘There is a deep, gentle rhythm to Pylvainen’s writing that is mesmerising. Her slow storytelling is quietly radiant and sheds light on a corner of history that is undersung, as well as reminding us of the indelible synchronicity of man, beast and the changing seasons’ – Melissa Katsoulis, The Times

Author

Hanna Pylväinen

Hanna Pylväinen is the author of the novel We Sinners, which received a Whiting Award and a Balcones Fiction Prize. Her work has appeared in Harper’s Magazine, the New York Times, the New York Times Magazine, Chicago Tribune, and the Wall Street Journal; she has taught at the University of Michigan, Princeton University, Virginia Commonwealth University, and is currently on the faculty at the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers. She lives in Philadelphia.