Most people want to avoid thinking about death, but Caitlin Doughty a twenty-something with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre took a job at a crematory, turning morbid curiosity into her life s work. Thrown into a profession of gallows humor and vivid characters (both living a[...]
This is The New York Times Bestseller. "Compassionate, unblinking and very, very funny." (Meg Rosoff). "Eye-opening...occasionally haunting, always insightful." (David Eagleman). From her very first day at Westwind Cremation & Burial, twenty-three-year-old Caitlin Doughty threw herself into the grue[...]