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Reviewed by Maria Victoria Beltran for Readers' Favorite
Granduncle Bertie by William Peace is an inspirational novel about one man’s quest for a peaceful death. The story unravels when Albert Smithson asks his grandniece Sarah to help him write his memoir. In the last seven years, the two have been partners in writing popular children’s picture books, with Granduncle Bertie as the writer and Sarah as the illustrator. As the story unravels, Sarah finds out that Bertie is traumatized by the excruciating death of his father and suffers from thanatophobia or fear of death. He has lived a good life and has overcome many difficulties, and now he wants his memoir to reflect his inner struggles. It will chronicle events in his life that make him realize that to die in a peaceful state, he has to accomplish three conditions.
William Peace’s Granduncle Bertie is a thought-provoking read. All human beings begin life, and all human beings die. This is undoubtedly a theme relevant to all of us. William Peace’s literary style engages his readers quickly in considering essential questions not only about how we want to die but also about how we want to live. Narrated from the point of view of Sarah, a woman in her late twenties, the tone is chatty and informal. Most of us can relate to Granduncle Bertie as a familiar family story. What makes it unique is that it attempts to explore a sensitive theme. This book suggests that exploring one’s fear of death may allow us to live more fully. Highly recommended!
