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Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt

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Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt

By: Ben Reeves
Narrated by: Mike Frankland
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Travis Smith is Death in the modern world. He lives with his cat in a grey English town. He offers people comfort in their final days and hours of life. He's stoic, gentle, a little naive, despite what he knows. He's handsome, he seems young, despite what he is. Each death has a meaning to him, and he never tries to change anyone's fate. He listens and never judges, and ultimately escorts each of them to rest.

Travis is desperately lonely, and when he crosses paths with young single midwife called Dalia who lives across the way and her boisterous eight-year-old daughter Layla, he can't help but be drawn to them. Dalia is beautiful and overwhelmed, and Layla seems to have a never-ending trove of small treasures to show Travis, and he's never felt the importance of making every moment count so clearly. Because he knows what's to come, and he can't make himself look away. As he learns what it means to really experience death, he's torn between his nature and his newfound understanding of theimportant things about being alive.©2026 Ben Reeves (P)2026 Atlantic Books & W. F. Howes Ltd Family Life Genre Fiction Horror Literary Fiction Heartfelt
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Loved the whole concept of this story. It was touching and meaningful. I loved the narration as well - was perfect.

That’s a HIGH FIVE for me!

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Well read, beautiful poignant book about end of life. A message to take forward in your life.

Wonderful and tragic all at once

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I read the book, Oh my goodness what a beautifully written piece by a very talented author. This was so very descriptive, emotional and raw. Wow, wow, wow!
I listened to the book. Oh my goodness how beautifully narrated, the emotion that was injected into the book was stunning!
I shed so many tears for ‘the fearless boy, the secret couple and the very old woman’ such powerful story telling and masterful narration. Thank you!

Read this with a big box of tissues

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Crying like a baby. Family worried.
Didn’t see the twist at all, completely destroyed me.

Omg

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It was exactly what I needed to hear when I needed to hear it.

Beautiful

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