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The Funny Thing About Death...
- Narrated by: Jo Caulfield
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
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Summary
Six years ago, Jo Caulfield was about to go on stage when she found out that her big sister Annie had cancer. Not the best way to start a nationwide comedy tour. But the tour turns out to be a welcome distraction for both sisters. As Jo reports back from various hotels and service stations, they revisit their childhood and adolescence while navigating Annie's illness, learning through trial and error how to behave when someone you love gets sick.
The Funny Thing About Death is a hilarious memoir of two unconventional girls growing up in the 1970s. They didn't fit in at the Air Force bases they were raised on or the strict convent boarding school they were sent to. The Air Force was obsessed with communists and the nuns were obsessed with the Virgin Mary, neither of which were of interest to Jo or Annie.
Annie was witty, spiky and greedy for life, rushing to be ‘interesting' and experience adventures. She travelled the world and became a screenwriter and broadcaster.
Jo was equally rebellious but didn't have a plan. She just wanted to be interesting like her big sister and thought it might involve eyeliner, smoking and being in a band.
Like her stand-up, Jo Caulfield's caustic wit and razor-sharp observations make her account of life with her sister, even in the worst of times, as entertaining as it is touching and relatable.
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- Chris Savage King
- 06-12-23
Highly Recommended
A difficult subject handled with enormous care and realism, without fake piety or grating perkiness - rare for this subject matter. Highly relatable, especially for women and those in 50+ age band.
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- Jill Reidy
- 08-01-24
Humour despite the subject
Loved this book. I felt I knew both Jo and Annie by the end. A great listen.
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- Thomas D
- 07-08-23
Outstanding Story
Comedic, yet insightful. Got to know someone I never met, but someone I really enjoyed getting to know. Got taken back to the highs and lows of cancer and how your brain plays tricks on you which in turn support the person who’s cancer it is. Thank you Jo. This is a powerful listen that will bring you on a full journey through emotional spectrum.
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- Arlene Finnigan
- 26-10-23
Funny and moving
This is a beautiful, funny, moving book. Jo Caulfield gives an unflinching, heartfelt account of her sister's illness and death, and doesn't shy away from how inconvenient and intrusive grief is, and how difficult family relationships can be, as well as the joy of them. Part of the proceeds go to Macmillan Cancer Care so you should definitely buy it.
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