Subtitled: And Other Lessons from the Crematory. I utterly LOVED this book.
Doughty, after graduating with a degree in
medieval history, gets a job at a crematorium and learns a LOT. This book is beautifully written, so readable
and yet she integrates an amazing amount of anthropological research into her
writing.
I love her advocacy for death acceptance and the "good death.'
This is totally a buy for me. I love how she talks about the real truth of
death in America and how divorced we are from the reality of death. Beautifully
written, and I wholeheartedly support her cause. Wonderfully said. Rave, rave, rave.
Also, don't miss her Order of the Good Death page on Facebook. She posts the most fascinating articles and links.