![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The author offers an intimate view of not just the mechanics of how corpses are treated and disposed, but also of the way Americans have come to treat both death and the dead. With an honesty that at times borders on unnerving, Doughty describes her experiences tending to dead people that, through her colorful characterizations, come to life on the page to become more than just anonymous stiffs. Intellectual exposure to death and the human rituals associated with it eventually led to a decision to pursue a career as an undertaker. A 20-something’s account of her life as a professional mortician.ĭoughty's fascination with death began in childhood, but it wasn’t until she got to college that she dropped all pretenses of “normality and began to explore “all aspects of mortality” through her work in medieval history. ![]()
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