Advance coverThe Life of Life
25 March 2027 · United Kingdom
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Godden's personified forces keep an allegorical story close to human concerns, using sisterhood and collective action to give its cosmic conflict an intimate scale.
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Life prepares a midsummer feast for her sister Death and their celestial guests, but changes in the water, light and sky suggest that something is wrong. As rivalries and betrayals gather, Godden returns to the world of Mrs Death Misses Death to examine resistance, community and the costs of greed.
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