“Lately her mind had been failing her. Only things that weren’t of much importance, but it was happening often.”

The Book Fairies have been busy releasing One Hundred Guinea Pigs into the wild today! This novel by Gustavo Rodríguez was hidden all around the UK, and has been translated from the Spanish by Daniel Hahn. Many copies were left at nursing homes and hospitals, with others hidden around great popular spots on a sunny day!

About the book:

Friendship makes life worth living, and worth ending too.

Eufrasia Vela is a caregiver—it’s not just her job. But when she begins working with Doña Carmen, a bedridden elderly woman who spends her days staring out the window at her now-obstructed view of the sea, she confronts the limits to her ability to help. That is, until Doña Carmen makes a big, last request: to transform her caretaking from helping her stay alive to helping her die.

A good death has much in common with a good life, after all, and incapacity, loneliness, and isolation are devastations that a compassionate friend can help ease. Dignity, community, respect, and generosity—they’re what Eufrasia offers her clients, and what their friendship offers her. One Hundred Guinea Pigs is the lifegiving, warmhearted novel about euthanasia you didn’t know you needed.

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Get your paws on a copy!

This book is OUT NOW and can be found (or ordered from) all good bookshops! If you prefer to get your good reads online, then head to Bookshop.org to order One Hundred Guinea Pigs and feel amazing about choosing a website that supports indies!

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