What Remains? Life, Death and the Human Art of Undertaking

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Callender describes the undertaker as the “last touch of humanity” for families dealing with the loss of a loved one. For me, his approach to undertaking reads like a step-by-step guide to the profession from an individual who started as an outsider, wide-eyed and with only a battered car and a plank of wood for a stretcher, and kept his youthful faith. Traditional undertakers are often distant, and Callender pushes for more family interactions. He believes the funeral industry has become too detached from the realities of death and the struggles of relatives, focusing instead on profits. His own philosophy may be at the extreme end of the spectrum, yet without a doubt his focus is entirely on the families and friends of the individuals grieving. He talks a great deal about how acid-house and punk culture gave him a philosophy that helped his fight against the establishment (and a community that he can rely on during hard times). When he became an undertaker, Rupert Callender undertook to deal with the dead for the sake of the living. What Remains? is the brilliant, unforgettable story of the life and work of the world’s first punk undertaker—but it is also a book about ordinary, everyday humanity and our capacity to face death with courage and compassion. To say goodbye to the people we love in our own way. Denise Richards takes her rarely seen daughter Eloise, 12, to the Hollywood Christmas Parade along with husband Aaron Phypers Omid Scobie accuses King Charles of evicting Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from Frogmore Cottage in 'cheap shot' to 'punish' couple for Netflix series Laurence Fox tells libel trial he has been financially 'destroyed' by 'hurtful' racism allegations that have left him without acting work

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