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The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter Audio CD – Audiobook, 8 January 2019

by Margareta Magnusson (Author), Juliet Stevenson (Reader)
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A charming, practical, and unsentimental approach to putting a home in order while reflecting on the tiny joys that make up a long life.

In Sweden there is a kind of decluttering called dostadning, do meaning death and stadning meaning cleaning. This surprising and invigorating process of clearing out unnecessary belongings can be undertaken at any age or life stage but should be done sooner rather than later, before others have to do it for you. In The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning, artist Margareta Magnusson, with Scandinavian humor and wisdom, instructs listeners to embrace minimalism. Her radical and joyous method for putting things in order helps families broach sensitive conversations, and makes the process uplifting rather than overwhelming.

Margareta 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 listeners get a glimpse into her life in Sweden, and also become more comfortable with the idea of letting go.

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    Simon & Schuster Audio
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    8 January 2019
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    14.73 x 1.52 x 14.22 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    1508282005
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A fond and wise little book...I jettison advice books after I've flipped through them. This one I will keep.

-- "New York Times"

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster Audio; Unabridged edition (8 January 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Audio CD ‏ : ‎ 1 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1508282005
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1508282006
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.73 x 1.52 x 14.22 cm
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Margareta Magnusson

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Margareta Magnusson is, in her own words, aged between 80 and 100. Born in Sweden, she has lived all over the world. Margareta graduated from Beckman’s College of Design and her art has been exhibited in galleries from Hong Kong to Singapore. She has five children and lives in Stockholm. She is the author of The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning and The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly.

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Kathy Adams
5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful, concise and lovely
Reviewed in Australia on 1 September 2023
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A lovely Swedish lady, aged ‘between 80 and 100’. Her gentle and timely advice is perfect for those who wish to not leave too much trouble to others when they die. The book is not about death! It reminds us that all our stuff can hold us back from enjoying life, it can paralyse us. Not many of us are as wise or as accepting of what is, as this author.
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Margot
5.0 out of 5 stars A great book!
Reviewed in Australia on 15 November 2017
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You don't have to be 'between 80 and 100' to make use of and enjoy this book, written by a fascinating lady! I learned a lot!
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Lauren Jackman
4.0 out of 5 stars Insightful read
Reviewed in Australia on 23 October 2022
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I am a professional organiser and found this book to be interesting and will be using some of the anecdotes in my business posts

Thank you for an enjoyable read

I hope you found time for your art and have managed a few trips away
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Yaketty Yak
3.0 out of 5 stars Brief memoir on downsizing
Reviewed in Australia on 4 March 2018
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More of a personal memoir than a practical guide, this easy read offers some individual reasons for getting rid of certain clutter. I found Marie Kondo's books more useful but I enjoyed the sensitive approach to getting rid of excess stuff as taken by Ms Magnusson. No light bulb moments, just some gentle reminders on how not to leave sorting out all your crap to your family when you die. As with the konmari method, a certain amount of ruthlessness is required and sentimentality is to be kept in check for a successful outcome. Recommended for baby boomers.
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Joey
4.0 out of 5 stars A lovely read.
Reviewed in Australia on 12 March 2020
A great book describing a women's journey to declutter her home. The book is both practical and touching as Margareta reflects on her life during the discarding process.
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Jeannine Plouffe
5.0 out of 5 stars Definately worth the read!
Reviewed in Canada on 22 March 2024
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A thought provoking book that makes you evaluate how you live your life and what you will leave behind.
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Abigail Gronway
5.0 out of 5 stars It's not about death, but about peaceful, simple living... and leaving behind fond memories
Reviewed in the United States on 23 January 2024
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This book stresses, in a light-hearted way, the importance of sorting through your belongings now so that when you are gone, your children will enjoy fond memories as they look at what you've carefully and thoughtfully chosen to leave behind. Margareta Magnusson charmingly refers to her age as being "between eighty and one hundred years old." She herself has performed many a death cleaning, and she relates each experience in her book. This too is good, because all of us will at one time or another find ourselves in the same shoes. In fact, my husband and I have already had to death clean for his great aunt. We didn't know then that the process had a name, but we did it just the same. Believe me, the fun wore off long before the job was done.

The author doesn't tell you exactly how to death clean, but she gives guidelines for how and where to begin--as well as how and where to NOT begin. (For instance, don't begin with photos. You will get bogged down in memories and may never get anything else done.) She encourages you to take your time going through your things. Hold each piece thoughtfully, recollecting the memories that it evokes. Be thankful for the purpose it served in your life, and then let it go--deliberately--finding just the right recipient for your treasure: someone who will appreciate it, who needs it, and who has room for it. Perhaps it is better to sell the item or to give it to a charity, a local library, museum, or other institution. Regardless of where it goes, you are choosing the destination for your possessions with care and love. And, of course, you are throwing away anything that has outlived its usefulness.

Margareta stresses that this is not "spring cleaning," for death cleaning goes beyond the purging of things that have lost their usefulness to you. Rather, it is a new mindset, a new way of living. How? Just as you have deliberately decided what will stay and what will go, you also learn to be deliberate in what new things you introduce into your home. You have simplified your life, and now you must keep it simple. Develop a habit of discarding an old item before bringing in a new one. And with everything you keep, know where you want it to go after you die. Make a list to leave behind for your children. For each larger item, you might even want to pin a note onto it to tell them what to do with it. This way, when you are gone--and none of us knows when that will be--you will still be with them, in a way, helping them get through this chore that will be fraught with emotion.

Whether or not you consider yourself "old," I highly recommend this book to you. Read it, and begin your death cleaning now. In fact, the earlier you begin, the easier it will be for you--and for those who come behind you.
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Jennifer in Mexico City
5.0 out of 5 stars Gran teoría
Reviewed in Mexico on 19 January 2023
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Es un gran libro, con muy buenas ideas y escrito con muy buen humor.
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Catwoman
5.0 out of 5 stars Bellissimo
Reviewed in Italy on 27 August 2022
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Bellissime illustrazioni, contenuti interessanti. La lettura è molto rilassante. Consigliatissimo soprattutto per la stagione autunnale e invernale, le cui atmosfere sono evocate e valorizzate nel testo.
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B M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Timely action.decent behaviour of delivery boy
Reviewed in India on 28 March 2022
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It is for my personal library shelf. I appreciate your professional way
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