The story outline. Pete Fanshaw fell out of a tree and grazed his elbow. Nothing serious, he thought, but Death in the shape of a common garden gnome appeared behind him and decided that Pete s injury was bad enough to be fatal. Only after being taken to the other side is it discovered that Death was just a little early, ninety years too early. While waiting to be sent back a curious and nosy Pete decides to go walk-about and discover what the Afterlife is all about, oh, and to find the Big Bit and ask it to give Death a better, nicer job.
There is more than one Sarah Rutherford in the Goodreads catalog. This entry is for Sarah^Rutherford, conservation expert.
Sarah Rutherford is an expert in the conservation of historic parks and gardens. She was head of the English Heritage Historic Parks and Gardens Register and is now a freelance consultant, creating conservation plans.