Description

Cleo Dang's lifelong dream of motherhood is shattered when a tragic turn of events during childbirth leaves her without her baby, while her best friend welcomes hers. Consumed by grief and isolation, Cleo withdraws from the world, her pain amplified by her friend's joy. Forced to leave her career, she finds an unexpected path at a funeral home, where she encounters others navigating loss and begins a journey of confronting her own profound sorrow.

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paperback

Simon and Schuster

Published Apr 14, 2026

288 pages

ISBN: 9781668080863

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Details

First Published

2026

Language

eng

Content Warnings

Content and trigger warnings for Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead by Mai Nguyen.

Death/Grief
Suicide/Self-Harm