In the Event of Death

In 2008, the economy collapses, and Liz, a wedding planner, is left jobless. Alongside her coworker and friend, Gabbi, Liz realizes that weddings may pause, but people continue to die, so the women pivot to planning funerals. Never comfortable with death and funerals after her younger sister died in a fire, Liz sees the money start to roll in. However, when a family member is diagnosed with incurable cancer, she must work through her trauma and learn to live her life. Elise Arsenault sensitively narrates a broken yet resilient Liz as she faces her fears, deals with trauma, and navigates the unexpected. Young’s debut is a story of an economy on the brink of collapse and a woman whose world is crumbling around her. Listeners will be drawn into this poignant story, which depicts the desperation of a parent trying to do the right thing for her children, a wife trying to uphold her marriage, and a daughter watching her parents age.