All That Remains: A Life in Death
_________’Utterly gripping’ – The Guardian’Fascinating’ – The Sunday Times’Moving’ – Scotsman ‘Engrossing’ – Financial Times__________Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-fiction 2019, this incredible memoir from the Sunday Times Bestseller. Professor Sue Black breathes new life into the subject of death. Sue Black confronts death every day. As a Professor of Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology, she focuses on mortal remains in her lab, at burial sites, at scenes of violence, murder and criminal dismemberment, and when investigating mass fatalities due to war, accident or natural disaster. In All That Remains she reveals the many faces of death she has come to know, using key cases to explore how forensic science has developed, and examining what her life and work has taught her. Do we expect a book about death to be sad? Macabre? Sue’s book is neither. There is tragedy, but there is also humour in stories as gripping as the best crime novel. Part memoir, part science, part meditation on death, her book is compassionate, surprisingly funny, and it will make you think about death in a new light.________SUE BLACK’S LATEST BOOK, WRITTEN IN BONE, IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW_________’One might expect [this book] to be a grim read but it absolutely isn’t. I found it invigorating!’ (Andrew Marr, BBC Radio 4 ‘Start the Week’)’Black’s utterly gripping account of her life and career as a professor of anatomy and forensic anthropology manages to be surprisingly life-affirming. As she herself says, it is “as much about life as about death”‘ (PD Smith Guardian)’An engrossing memoir . . . an affecting mix of personal and professional’ (Erica Wagner, Financial Times) ‘A model of how to write about the effect of human evil without losing either objectivity or sensitivity . . . Heartening and anything but morbid . . . Leaves you thinking about what kind of human qualities you value, what kinds of people you actually want to be with’ (Rowan Williams, New Statesman)’For someone whose job is identifying corpses, Sue Black is a cheerful soul . . . All That Remains feels like every episode of ‘Silent Witness’, pre-fictionalised. Except, you know, really good’ (Helen Rumbelow, The Times)
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_________’Totally gripping’ – The Guardian’Fascinating’ – The Sunday Instances’Transferring’ – Scotsman ‘Engrossing’ – Monetary Times__________Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-fiction 2019, this unimaginable memoir from the Sunday Instances Bestseller. Professor Sue Black breathes new life into the topic of demise. Sue Black confronts demise each day. As a Professor of Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology, she focuses on mortal stays in her lab, at burial websites, at scenes of violence, homicide and felony dismemberment, and when investigating mass fatalities attributable to struggle, accident or pure catastrophe. In All That Stays she reveals the numerous faces of demise she has come to know, utilizing key instances to discover how forensic science has developed, and inspecting what her life and work has taught her. Can we count on a e book about demise to be unhappy? Macabre? Sue’s e book is neither. There’s tragedy, however there’s additionally humour in tales as gripping as the most effective crime novel. Half memoir, half science, half meditation on demise, her e book is compassionate, surprisingly humorous, and it’ll make you concentrate on demise in a brand new gentle.________SUE BLACK’S LATEST BOOK, WRITTEN IN BONE, IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW_________’One would possibly count on [this book] to be a grim learn nevertheless it completely is not. I discovered it invigorating!’ (Andrew Marr, BBC Radio 4 ‘Begin the Week’)’Black’s completely gripping account of her life and profession as a professor of anatomy and forensic anthropology manages to be surprisingly life-affirming. As she herself says, it’s “as a lot about life as about demise”‘ (PD Smith Guardian)’An engrossing memoir . . . an affecting combine of private {and professional}’ (Erica Wagner, Monetary Instances) ‘A mannequin of easy methods to write in regards to the impact of human evil with out shedding both objectivity or sensitivity . . . Heartening and something however morbid . . . Leaves you fascinated by what sort of human qualities you worth, what sorts of individuals you really need to be with’ (Rowan Williams, New Statesman)’For somebody whose job is figuring out corpses, Sue Black is a cheerful soul . . . All That Stays looks like each episode of ‘Silent Witness’, pre-fictionalised. Besides, you understand, actually good’ (Helen Rumbelow, The Instances)
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