The Household Guide to Dying (Audiobook)

from SamuelW

I was quite amused when I saw the American cover for The Household Guide to Dying on the Internet. Debra Adelaide's publishers, apparently out of fear that the title might put readers off, have added the cheery caption 'A novel about life' to counteract the macabre subject matter. The novel does,...

from burnit99

Delia is a witty and sardonic household advice columnist who is dying of cancer. She convinces her editor to allow her to write a book called "The Household Guide to Dying". We see her life in flashbacks along with present day, and it occasionally gets a little confusing. But this is a heartfelt,...

from CatieN

Delia is an advice columnist who is known for her sarcastic and blunt advice and also writes how-to books. She is married to Archie, and they have two young daughters. Everything would be wonderful except Delia was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer, has had a double mastectomy, gone through ...

from CatieN

Delia is an advice columnist who is known for her sarcastic and blunt advice and also writes how-to books. She is married to Archie, and they have two young daughters. Everything would be wonderful except Delia was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer, has had a double mastectomy, gone through ...

from ccqdesigns

Debra Adelaide, an Australian, is a new author to me, but one that I will continue following. In this book, Delia is dying and trying to figure out how to do that, what is important, and facing old fears. But this book is not your cookie cutter dying book. It took me several weeks to read this bo...