From Here to Eternity : Travelling the World to Find the Good Death

As a practising mortician, Caitlin Doughty has long been fascinated by our pervasive terror of dead bodies. In this compelling journey, she sets out in search of cultures unburdened by such fears, exploring how different societies around the world approach death with wisdom, reverence, and surprising practicality.

With curiosity and morbid humour, Doughty introduces us to inspiring death-care innovators and participates in powerful death practices almost entirely unknown in the West. Her travels take her to extraordinary spaces for mourning - including a futuristic glowing-Buddha columbarium in Japan, a candlelit Mexican cemetery, and America's only open-air pyre.

In doing so, she expands our sense of what it means to treat the dead with 'dignity' and reveals unexpected possibilities for our own death rituals. A fascinating and eye-opening exploration that challenges our assumptions about mortality and mourning.