{"title":"Ben Reeves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBen Reeves\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts immersive stories that blur the lines between science fiction and fantasy, inviting readers into worlds where the fantastic and the familiar intertwine. His writing often explores deep emotional landscapes alongside inventive speculative concepts, creating a unique fusion of thought-provoking and engaging narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExpect narratives that blend rich character development with imaginative settings, where themes of beauty and pain resonate through intricate plots. Reeves’s work appeals to those who appreciate speculative fiction that challenges expectations while delivering profound human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"everything-was-beautiful-and-nothing-hurt-by-ben-reeves-9781805465805","title":"Everything was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTravis Smith is Death in the modern world. He lives with his cat in a grey English town. He offers people comfort in their final days and hours of life. He's stoic, gentle, and a little naïve, despite what he knows. He's handsome and seems young, despite what he is. Each death has a meaning to him, and he never tries to change anyone's fate. He listens and never judges, and ultimately escorts each of them to rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTravis is desperately lonely, and when he crosses paths with a young single midwife called Dalia who lives across the way and her boisterous eight-year-old daughter Layla, he can't help but be drawn to them. Dalia is beautiful and overwhelmed, and Layla seems to have a never-ending trove of small treasures to show Travis, and he's never felt the importance of making every moment count so clearly. Because he knows what's to come, and he can't make himself look away. As he learns what it means to really experience death, he's torn between his nature and his newfound understanding of the important things about being alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEverything was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt\u003c\/em\u003e by Ben Reeves explores these profound themes through Travis's poignant journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47548192981228,"sku":"9781805465805","price":31.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781805465805.jpg?v=1776740866"},{"product_id":"everything-was-beautiful-and-nothing-hurt-by-ben-reeves-9781805465799","title":"Everything was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTravis lives an unassuming life with his cat in a small English town. Travis also happens to be the cosmic force of Death, visiting people in their final days and hours of life, before shepherding them into whatever happens next. He doesn't judge them, doesn't feel emotion at their passing, and never tries to change anyone's fate... until he meets a young, single midwife called Dalia and her boisterous eight-year-old daughter, Layla.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs he gets closer to this small, seemingly unremarkable family, Travis begins to learn what it is that makes life so worth living, and so what it is that is irrevocably lost in death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFull of compassion and deep magic, \u003ci\u003eEverything was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt\u003c\/i\u003e might be a novel about Death, but it's also about the joy of being alive — because only through knowing that all things must end can we truly appreciate all the things that we already have, from the people around us to the strange wonder of our spinning world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47548193243372,"sku":"9781805465799","price":60.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/bfe097f056fe70912e5bca63edf78537.jpg?v=1776909020"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/ben-reeves.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}