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Callender was 25 when his mother died, leaving a list of instructions for her funeral headed ‘Bossy boots still at it’.Callendar presents himself as a doubly traumatized individual, first by the youthful loss of his father and his not being able to take part in his funeral, and secondly, by boarding school. He willingly squandered his inherited wealth but had two key life epiphanies. The first was in an acid house party gathering where all gathered enjoyed the communal atmosphere with no barriers put in place due to differences. The second was while high and watching television, seeing an interview with Nicholas Albery sharing his experiences. Albery spoke about welcoming his son to the world around the same time his father died, spurring him to look into the legalities and eventually establish the Natural Death Centre, a charity dedicated to informing the public of their rights around funerals and the benefits of doing it yourself. Bobby Brazier's Strictly tribute to Jade Goody moves judges Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke and actor's father Jeff to tears It was an extraordinary time, the week or so in which her body laid in state…Her schoolmates all coming to see her body, the worry and discomfort of all of their parents contrasting so completely with the insouciance of the kids, their absolute normality around her body…it was a ceremony filled with the chatter of children, the singing of familiar nursery songs and, at the end, everyone filed past her open coffin to sprinkle rose petals on her body. By the time Tallulah’s mother shut her bamboo coffin for the last time, she was already buried under a drift of red petals.

Dan Walker is seen for the first time after detailing his horror cancer scare as he arrives at Strictly studios to watch BBC show Jodie Foster, 61, and her son Kit, 22, enjoy RARE outing together as they bundle up in chic winter fashions for chilly Big Apple stroll Vulnerable, raw and moving, this is a book for anyone who strives to die, and live, in an emotionally authentic and honest way. Essential reading. Beautifully written.' SARAH VINE: Royal biographer Omid Scobie may be a leech... but the treachery of Harry was so much worse None of this comes cheap. The industry convinces people that they need to spend several thousand pounds on ‘a big public spectacle to prove their loss’. The expense can also be a way ‘to cover for feelings of guilt about the way we reacted during [the dead person’s] illness, or during their lives in general’.

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I am not part of the death positive movement, although I have the greatest respect for those who are. What Remains? begins at the beginning with an ending, with a childhood trauma. As a young boy Ru Callender lost his father. His writing about this early loss is candid and honest: he did not get to go to the funeral. ‘My absence at my father’s funeral is the single most important driver behind why I am an undertaker.’ I shared this experience; I lost my father at age nine, and I have also wished I could have gone to the funeral. This sharing moment in the book resonated with me in a deeply personal way, highlighting how important it is to allow children to be part of big conversations. Much later in the book Callender describes children hanging off the coffin handles and of Viking-style funerals; of how children fire flaming arrows at their father’s funeral pyre and how because of this, those children have been gifted a memory of inclusion in that otherwise traumatic event. My heart also broke reading the chapter titled ‘The Unthinkable’ — an incredibly moving, detailed description of a small child’s funeral and the tenderness for and care of Tallulah:

What Remains? is a profound, deeply moving, and politically charged book that will change the way readers think about life, death, and the all-important end-of–life experience. Lewis Hamilton showcases his quirky sense of style yet again in orange and brown tie-dye all-in-one ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix This book is great work of craft and beauty, truth and humanity, heart and soul. I believe it could be used as a teaching tool and as a comfort. I find Callender's approach to this huge subject deeply loving and moving, but also revolutionary in spirit and courageous.' He dresses casually when he meets relatives, shunning the usual formal outfit which ‘screams of an authority to be deferred to’. Fascinating, informative, iconoclastic, What Remains? is an extraordinary memoir that will have special value for readers with an interest in the Cultural Anthropology of burial practices and rituals.'

Slim Sharon Osbourne, 71, seen after admitting she could 'do with putting on a few pounds' since losing 42lbs with weight loss drug It’s not a perfect book - I’ll get to that - but it is seriously powerful, and you’re swept up in such emotion reading it.I like to read books about death, but this was less about death & more about the author’s apparent attempt to single handedly overhaul the funeral industry into something more radical. I found the talk of magic, spells (which included meditation to the point of orgasm) & rituals extremely strange. It's extraordinary. You'll laugh, you'll cry, your heart will break, your heart will shine, filled with love. You'll be changed. An instant classic.' Girls Aloud 'WILL perform Glastonbury in honour of late bandmate Sarah Harding and take to the stage for the festival's ICONIC legends slot' What Remains? Life, Death and the Human Art of Undertaking by Rupert Callender #sixteenthbookof2023 #arc I expected a little more from this book. Callender talked in circles a lot, repeating the same facts, phrases, and quotes. He starts off talking about the death of his father and how he was sent to boarding school immediately following his not being allowed to attend his father’s funeral. This series of events traumatized him so much that he speaks of little else. He doesn’t begin talking about the undertaking until 30% in. There’s no real heft to this book. There are only a handful of anecdotes describing his new type of funerals. He talks so much about how punk he is that it’s difficult to believe him.