After the Worst has Happened
Tales from a funeral director on the lighter side of death
$26.14
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
25 June 2024
Summary
When Richard Gosling’s young daughter faced emergency surgery, a colleague carelessly asked what would happen if she died. In that moment, Richard was forced to picture his own daughter’s funeral, and the people who are there to help families after the worst has happened.
Aged 40, Richard left his job in the public service and started preparing coffins, driving hearses, assisting in the mortuary and bringing in the deceased from hospitals and nursing homes, slowly working his way up t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781923022379 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1923022377 |
| Author: | Richard Gosling |
| Publisher: | Affirm Press |
| Imprint: | Affirm Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 25 June 2024 |
| Weight: | 374g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm |
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Critics Review
‘This is a wonderful book, matter of fact, yet moving and profound. Richard Gosling confidently walks the fine line between tragedy and drier-than-dry humour, but with humility - and this is a perfect analogy for thinking about, and living with, the inevitable and bearing the unbearable.’ - Johannes Klabbers ‘An intriguing insight into death’. - The Weekend Australian
About The Author
Richard Gosling
Richard is a husband, father, and funeral director. His time is devoted either to his work, at which he clocks way more hours than he should, or to his children and the occasional book in the back garden.
Born in the UK, Richard moved to Sydney twenty years ago after marrying his Australian wife. He has been a funeral director for ten years, appearing in the 2018 SBS documentary The Secret Life of Death. He has also been interviewed on ABC radio multiple times about his job and the profound satisfaction it brings him.
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