Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
And Other Lessons from the Crematorium
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
'Unforgettable . . . a hilarious, poignant and impassioned plea to revolutionise our attitudes to death' Gavin Francis, Guardian
From her first day at Westwind Cremation & Burial, twenty-three-year-old Caitlin Doughty threw herself into her curious new profession. Coming face-to-face with the very thing we go to great lengths to avoid thinking about she started to wonder about the lives of those she cremated and the mourning families they left behind, and found herself confounded by people's erratic reactions to death. Exploring our death rituals - and those of other cultures - she pleads the case for healthier attitudes around death and dying. Full of bizarre encounters, gallows humour and vivid characters (both living and very dead), this illuminating account makes this otherwise terrifying subject inviting and fascinating.
Customer Reviews
Amazing book!
As a woman who has wanted to be part of the funeral industry as a career since a young girl, this was an amazingly witty clever beautiful book. So well put together and perfectly worded, a giant congratulations to Caitlin!
Burning desire!
What an outstanding read filled with pathos,compassion and good old fashioned sensibilities surrounding death and the history of dying.. a refreshing and comforting (to a point )read that every human being should have in their library....well written with some poignant views and a bit of light hearted humour thrown in... questions some of our burial practices and leaves you in calm thought.
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Couldn't put it down!