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100 1  Magnusson, Margareta,|eauthor. 
245 14 The gentle art of Swedish death cleaning :|bhow to free 
       yourself and your family from a lifetime of clutter /
       |ctext and drawings by Margareta Magnusson. 
264  1 New York :|bScribner,|c2018. 
300    117 pages :|billustrations ;|c23 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
520    In Swedish there is a word for it: Döstädning, “dö” means
       “death” and “städning” means “cleaning.” The idea 
       behind death cleaning is to remove unnecessary things and 
       get your home in order as you become older. But this word 
       also can be applied whenever you do a thorough cleaning, 
       to make your life easier and more pleasant. It does not 
       necessarily have to do with age or death. If you can 
       hardly close your drawers or shut your closet doors, it is
       time to do something about your stuff.  Margareta 
       Magnusson death cleaned after the passing of her parents, 
       then her in-laws, then her husband, and she happily 
       downsized from a five-bedroom house on the West Coast of 
       Sweden to a two-room apartment in the city. From the attic
       to the basement, kitchen to the bedroom, Margareta tackles
       the whole house in The Gentle Art of Swedish Death 
       Cleaning and suggests what you can get rid of (unworn 
       clothes, unwanted presents, more plates than you’d ever 
       use) and what 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 brings humor and an element of 
       fun to this potentially daunting task. Along the way 
       readers get a glimpse into her life in Sweden, and also 
       become more comfortable with the idea that “you can’t 
       take it with you.” 
650  0 House cleaning. 
650  0 Orderliness. 
650  0 Simplicity.