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We know what happens to the body when we die, but what happens to the soul? The answer may remain a great unknown, but the question has shaped centuries of tradition, folklore and religious belief. In this vivid history of the macabre, Carl Watkins goes in search of the ancient customs, local characters and compelling tales that illuminate how people over the years have come to terms with death

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"A first-class study of British attitudes to death and dying from the Middle Ages to the 20th century... A fascinating work of social history that is both scholarly and accessible to general readers" (Financial Times)

"Watkins has a gift for conveying a feeling of place, and is good at conjuring up the dead, lifting the veil so that we can have a peek into the grave and beyond" (Good Book Guide)

"Elegant and constantly fascinating" (The Times)

"Watkins is one of those rare guides who never overstays his welcome. He wears his research lightly as he journeys around the British landscape, teasing out themes and cultural shifts from the particulars of individual lives" (Iain Sinclair Guardian)

"Outstanding ... This may be a book about death but, paradoxically, it is one filled with intelligence and life" (Sunday Times)
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A fascinating history of the changing – and enduring – beliefs about death, and what lies beyond.

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  • PublisherBodley Head
  • Publication date2013
  • ISBN 10 184792140X
  • ISBN 13 9781847921406
  • BindingHardcover
  • Number of pages336
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