{"product_id":"death-of-an-ordinary-man-by-sarah-perry","title":"Death of an Ordinary Man by Sarah Perry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2026 \/ WINNER OF THE NERO BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION 2025 \/ LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Please read this book. It may very well change how you live’ Rachel Clarke ‘Profound…compelling…beautiful’ Nina Stibbe ‘Filled with love…I was spellbound’ Kathryn Mannix ‘Brilliant…so special’ Guardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn inspiring true story about life, love and letting go. Sarah Perry’s father-in-law David died in the autumn of 2022, only nine days after a cancer diagnosis. He was in some ways a very ordinary man: he loved stamp collecting, fish and chips, comic novels and his local church.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYet as Sarah and her husband Robert nursed David through his final days, they realised how extraordinary he really was. This loving, clear-eyed and unforgettable book shows how death may be met and understood as a part of life – a universal experience that is terrible and beautiful, intimate and real, sometimes all at once. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Book of the Year for The Times, Guardian, Financial Times and Observer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Beautiful and profound and completely gripping’ Mark Haddon 'A must-read’ The Times 'We cannot be but somewhat changed by this remarkable book’ Telegraph 'This book will be a lifeline for so many people’ Seán Hewitt 'Perry is in a league of her own’ Sara Collins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback | Publication: 19 Feb 2026, Vintage \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529967197 | \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 208 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56978217533822,"sku":null,"price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9781529967197.jpg?v=1772025283","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/death-of-an-ordinary-man-by-sarah-perry","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}