Real Life Diaries

Dead bodies. Crying families. Middle of the night calls. These are just a few of the things funeral directors deal with as part of life’s calling. What inspires someone to choose a career in the funeral profession? What do they love about their job? How do they really feel when handling dead bodies?

In Through the Eyes of a Funeral Director, seventeen funeral directors and embalmers invite readers inside one of the most unusual jobs in the world and give honest answers to common questions. Confessing the bad with the good, the funny and the unusual, and revealing the true joys of their job as a funeral director, the collection of heartfelt stories reveals the importance of one of the oldest and most sacred caregiving professions in the world.