This week, we’re giving away three copies of The Funeral Crashers by Joanna Nell. The Funeral Crashers is a delightfully heartwarming tale of grief, love, and new beginnings. When retired academic Martin and recently widowed Grace bond over their shared habit of attending strangers’ funerals, they stumble into unexpected friendship, romance, and the reminder that even in loss, life can still surprise you. You can also meet Joanna on our blog and on episodes 256, 358, 449 and 576 of our podcast. Here’s the blurb:
A delightfully heartwarming story of four or more funerals and at least one wedding, from the bestselling author of Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year
‘There are a lot of lonely people in the world, Martin. Especially when you get to our age. This is the one place you can come where nobody judges. Besides, you don't need to have known somebody personally to celebrate their life.'
Retired academic Martin Pottinger's romantic aspirations for the delectable head of his former university's archaeology department, Professor Mary Blake, seem about to be realised. If only he could devise a plan to manage the demands of his eccentric elderly mother, Edwina.
Recently bereaved Grace Cavendish spends her days helping out at All Souls Church, making it her mission to drown out the Reverend Rod's tone-deaf hymn-singing and give each funeral recipient a hearty send-off. Yet the peace she craves remains elusive despite the comforts offered by psychic medium Rhondda and her eight-year-old son, Hudson.
When Martin and Grace meet and bond at an All Souls service, they unwittingly set off a chain of events with far-reaching consequences. They become funeral crashers. But who could have predicted that crashing funerals might have such life-changing and life-affirming outcomes?
If you’d like to win a copy, simply enter your details in the form below. Three lucky people will win a copy!
Entries close midday (Syd/Melb time) Monday 24 November 2025. Winners will be notified within a week of the competition closing.
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