ALL THE LIVING AND THE DEAD

 

A compelling exploration of the death industry and the people—morticians, detectives, crime scene cleaners, embalmers, executioners—who work in it and what led them there.

“At times humorous and always informative . . . there remains an indelible story here.”
―The Wall Street Journal

“Campbell is a gorgeous writer, capturing the exquisite pathos and gallows humor found in folks who spend their lives working with the dead.”
—Caitlin Doughty, bestselling author of Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

“An essential, compassionate, honest examination of how we deal with death, and how it changes the living.”
—Audrey Niffenegger, bestselling author of The Time Traveler’s Wife

“Moving, funny, and liable to unexpectedly cause me to tear up. A gentle book and, like death itself, an unexpectedly kind one.”
—Neil Gaiman, bestselling author of Good Omens