SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES - AND OTHER LESSONS FROM THE IN SOUTH AFRICA

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Armed with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre, Caitlin Doughty took a job at a crematory and turned morbid curiosity into her life's work. She cared for bodies of every color, shape, and affliction, and became an intrepid explorer in the world of the dead. In this best-selling memoir, brimming with gallows humor and vivid characters, she marvels at the gruesome history of undertaking and relates her unique coming-of-age story with bold curiosity and mordant wit. By turns hilarious, dark, and uplifting, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes reveals how the fear of dying warps our society and "will make you reconsider how our culture treats the dead" (San Francisco Chronicle). Features Summary "Morbid and illuminating" (Entertainment Weekly)-a young mortician goes behind the scenes of her curious profession. Author Caitlin Doughty Publisher W W Norton & Co Inc Release date 20150922 Pages 254 ISBN 0-393-35190-4 ISBN 13 978-0-393-35190-3