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Book SynopsisA
New York Times and
Los Angeles Times Bestseller
The best-selling author of
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes expands our sense of what it means to treat the dead with "dignity."
Trade Review"Doughty is a relentlessly curious and chipper tour guide to the underworld, and the weirder things get, the happier she seems. … [H]er dispatches from the dark side [are] doing us all a kindness—offering a picture of what we’re in for, even if we’d rather not know." -- Libby Copeland - New York Times Book Review
"Doughty chronicles [death] practices with tenderheartedness, a technician’s fascination, and an unsentimental respect for grief." -- Jill Lepore - The New Yorker
"Doughty writes bluntly about open-air cremations, natural burials and body composting, bringing a little more clarity and a little less mystery to the question: 'What happens to us after we die?'" -- NPR (Our Guide to 2017's Great Reads)
"[T]he macabre travelogue is a thoughtful reflection and a smart critique of the American funeral industry, with plenty of gallows humor thrown in." -- Smithsonian (The Ten Best Travel Books of 2017)
"Doughty finds the humanity in others cultures' relationship with death that seems to be lacking in ours." -- Justin Caffier - Vice
"This slim volume, full of captivating, enlightening, and humorous tidbits, is a—dare I say—uplifting exploration of what people the world over do to withstand loss and the bite of impermanence. This is death as viewed by a mortician: profound, unavoidable, natural, and a bit funny." -- KQED
"This humane book gently provokes you to wonder: what exactly is your ideal funeral?" -- The Times
"From Here To Eternity is fascinating, thought-provoking and – who would have guessed? – sometimes funny. Put it on your bucket list." -- The Mail
"Caitlin Doughty is razor sharp, and writes about death with exceptional clarity and style.
From Here to Eternity manages to be both an extremely funny travelogue and a deeply moving book about what death means to us all." -- Dylan Thuras, co-founder of Atlas Obscura
"[Doughty’s] fascinating tour of rituals contains liturgies that readers will surely observe as rare, macabre, unbelievable, ancient, and precious—sometimes simultaneously." -- Kirkus
"She is the ideal guide on this journey, curious and respectful...Recommended for fans of the author and those with an interest in anthropology and ritual." -- Library Journal
"A thought-provoking book about the complicated, fascinating world of funerary practices. Unless you and your friends are immortal, this book pertains to you." -- A. J. Jacobs
"In her jocular but reverential tone… Doughty doesn’t offer a simple morbid travelogue; instead, she digs into diverse death experiences with deep veneration and examines ties to socioeconomic, status, female identity, and religion." -- Booklist
