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29%OFFDavid McGowan - A Life Among the Dead : Stories from an Irish Funeral Director - 9781035412228 - V9781035412228
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A Life Among the Dead : Stories from an Irish Funeral Director

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Description for A Life Among the Dead : Stories from an Irish Funeral Director Hardcover.

THE IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER

'A profoundly compassionate, educational reflection on death' - The Irish Times

When death is a way of life . . .

In A Life Among the Dead, David McGowan, Ireland's best known Funeral Director, and subject of the Award-winning Netflix documentary The Funeral Director, guides us through the business, the science and the unexplained elements of death.

Alongside exploring the unique approach of Irish culture when it comes to grief and death, David seeks to demystify the process of dying and what happens to the body afterward.

The only certainty when ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Headline London
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781035412228
SKU
V9781035412228
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50

About David McGowan
David McGowan is a master funeral director and embalmer based in the West of Ireland. He has a lifetime of experience in the death care profession. David has been an education provider to the funeral industry since 1995 when he established the Irish College of Funeral Directing and Embalming. He has trained funeral directors and embalmers from Ireland and abroad. ... Read more

Reviews for A Life Among the Dead : Stories from an Irish Funeral Director
A profoundly compassionate, educational reflection on death, and the rites we've developed to help us say goodbye and to support us in our grief. McGowan's wise elder words, so conversational in style, are like finding yourself in a cosy pub by the fire with an extraordinary community ritual leader, and getting the chance to talk to him for hours, about ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for A Life Among the Dead : Stories from an Irish Funeral Director


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