Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Paperback)

Caitlin Doughty

ISBN 10: 1782111050 / ISBN 13: 9781782111054

Published by Canongate Books, Edinburgh, 2016

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Paperback. 'Unforgettable . . . a hilarious, poignant and impassioned plea to revolutionise our attitudes to death' Gavin Francis, GuardianFrom 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. The critically acclaimed account of Caitlin Doughty's first year working on the funerary frontlines. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781782111054

Bibliographic Details

Title: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Paperback)

Publisher: Canongate Books, Edinburgh

Publication Date: 2016

Binding: Paperback

Condition: new

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Synopsis:

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

About the Author:

Mortician Caitlin Doughty―host and creator of Ask a Mortician and the New York Times best-selling author of Smoke Gets in Your Eyes―founded The Order of the Good Death. She lives in Los Angeles, where she runs her nonprofit funeral home, Undertaking LA.