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Friday, September 25, 2026

Book Spotlight: Everything Was Beautiful And Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves

 













Everything Was Beautiful And Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves
Publisher: Avid Reader Press
Publication Date: July 7, 2026
Format: Hardcover - 256 pages
               Audiobook - 7 Hours 37 Minutes
               Kindle - 256 pages
               Nook - 256 pages
ISBN (Hardcover): 978-1668216361
ASIN (Audiobook): B0FY3G8L1D
ASIN (Kindle): B0FX5SCD9B
BNID (Book): 978-1668216385
Genre: Literary Fiction



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Book Description:

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 life must eventually end to maintain the balance of the universe and 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, it becomes 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.




About The Author



Ben Reeves lives in Peterborough, England. After twenty years of writing, his debut novel Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt became an instant New York Times bestseller and has been optioned for film by Big Beach. When he's not writing, he spends time with his wife and two children and generally makes a creative mess wherever he goes.
























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