The Language of Bones
Lessons on Living from Stories of the Dead - For Fans of All That Remains and Unnatural Causes
$51.52
- Hardcover
272 pages
- Release Date
12 January 2027
Summary
Every skeleton has a story to tell. Mortician and pathology curator Carla Valentine knows this better than anyone.
As the curator of a pathology museum housing more than 5,000 human specimens, many of them bones and skeletons, she spends her days uncovering the secrets they hold.
In this gripping and accessible exploration, Valentine reveals what our bones can tell us about who we were and how we lived. Each chapter takes her to a different ossuary, from the UK to the Czech Re…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781408734308 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1408734303 |
| Author: | Carla Valentine |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Sphere |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 12 January 2027 |
| Weight: | 440g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 160mm x 236mm |
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Carla Valentine
Carla Valentine has over twenty years of experience working with the deceased. After studying forensics, she assisted pathologists with post-mortems for years before becoming the Technical Curator of a renowned pathology museum. She is the author of Past Mortems and Murder Isn’t Easy. Carla is a world-class expert on the subject of death.
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