The gentle art of Swedish death cleaning : how to free yourself and your family from a lifetime of clutter
(2018)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
648.5/MAGNUSSON,M

1 Hold on 2 Copies

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Adult Nonfiction 648.5/MAGNUSSON,M Due: 5/11/2024
Adult Nonfiction 648.5/MAGNUSSON,M Due: 5/9/2024

Details

PUBLISHED
New York : Scribner, 2018
EDITION
First Scribner hardcover edition
DESCRIPTION

117 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781501173240, 1501173243, 9781501173240
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Death cleaning is not sad -- Death cleaning is as much (or more!) for you as for the people who come after

In Sweden there is a kind of decluttering called döstädning, dö meaning "death" and städning meaning "cleaning." Margareta instructs readers to embrace minimalism, and suggests which possessions you can easily get rid of (unworn clothes, unwanted presents, more plates than you'd ever use) and which you might want to keep (photographs, love letters, a few of your children's art projects). Digging into her late husband's tool shed, and her own secret drawer of vices, Margareta introduces an element of fun to a potentially daunting task. Along the way readers get a glimpse into her life in Sweden, and also become more comfortable with the idea of letting go