02896cam a2200445 i 4500 2899372931 TxAuBib 20261003120000.0 251204s2026||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2025949756 9781668216361 hardcover 1668216361 hardcover (OCoLC)1600268126 TxAuBib rda Reeves, Ben, author. Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt : a novel / Ben Reeves. First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition. New York : Avid Reader Press, 2026. ©2026. 244 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Originally published in Great Britain in 2026 by Atlantic Books"--Title page verso. "A short, exquisitely moving novel about finding beauty, hope, and meaning in the brevity of life, as narrated by the one who knows it best: Death. Travis is Death in the modern world. He wears jeans and a t-shirt and lives in a small, grey town. His job is to offer people comfort in their final hours of life. He's stoic, gentle, and a little naive, despite everything he knows. He's young and handsome, despite who he is. Each death he witnesses is meaningful to him; he listens, never judges, and most importantly, never tries to change anyone's fate. He knows that every living creature's life must eventually end to maintain the balance of the universe. He respects the cycle. Then he meets Dalia, a midwife, and her boisterous eight-year-old daughter Layla, who live across the hall. As Dalia and Layla come to embrace Travis, he finds it more and more difficult to maintain the detachment that's allowed him to function for so long. Their time together teaches him what's truly important in life--and what might be irrevocably lost in death. Written with radiant warmth, wisdom,and compassion, Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt is a timeless story about appreciating life, accepting its end, and finding our place in the universe--especially when it feels most impossible--that will resonate with anyone who has ever loved and lost or worried at time's passing"-- Provided by publisher. 20261003. Grim Reaper (Symbolic character) Fiction. Death Fiction. Midwives Fiction. Neighbors Fiction. Meaning (Psychology) Fiction. Love Fiction. Mothers and Daughters Fiction. Consolation Fiction. Conflict of interests Fiction. Magic realist fiction. fast Novels. fast Magic realist fiction. fast Avid Reader Press, publisher.