A Life Among the Dead - Stories from an Irish Funeral Director

When death is a way of life . . . In A Life Among the Dead , David McGowan, Ireland''s best known Funeral Director, and subject of the Award-winning Netflix documentary The Funeral Director , guides us through the business, the science and the unexplained elements of death. Alongside exploring the unique approach of Irish culture when it comes to grief and death, David seeks to demystify the process of dying and what happens to the body afterward. The only certainty when we come into this life is that we are going to leave it, and yet it''s something most people are reluctant to discuss or allow themselves to think about. David''s mission is to open up conversations and encourage people to have an understanding of their loved ones wishes as well as their own. Poignant, humorous and educational, this is an account of a life lived with purpose in the service of the dead.

About the author

David McGowan

Summary

Ireland's best known Funeral Director, and subject of the Award-winning Netflix documentary, The Funeral Director, shares lessons learned from a lifetime dealing with the dead.

Product details

• Authors: David McGowan
• Publisher: Headline
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 11.09.2025
• EAN: 9781035412266
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3541226-6
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business, Autobiography: business & industry, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Service, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Death, Grief, Bereavement, Coping with death & bereavement, Ireland, Connaught, Coping with death and bereavement, Autobiography: business and industry, Coping with / advice about death and bereavement, Deathcare and funeral industries