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In this lively and entertaining book, Rose Collis explores Brighton as a perfect microcosm of the nation’s ultimate shared experience: death. This small coastal city teems with idiosyncrasies and uncanny landmarks that have had a profound effect on our collective history.Through extensive research, Collis explains why this former fishing village became so significant in our approach to death, attracting a weird and wonderful array of visitors and residents, whose stories illuminate and enrich our understanding of the final human journey.This book covers all main aspects of death: funerals in Grave UndertakingsCemeteries and suchlike in Final Resting Places.There are chapters on causes of death: Accidents Will Happen The Public Health (featuring everything from epidemics to binge-drinking By Their Own Hand (suicide) Murder Most Foul and Suffer Little Children (child deaths).The subject of war deaths are separated into two: WWI gets its own chapter.The last chapter, Post-Mortem, deals with all aspects of what happens once someone has died, including wills and obituaries.'Death and the City' by Rose Collis: Shortlisted for Gladstone’s Library Writers in Residence 2016 ProgrammeThe submissions are drawn from a pool of entries all around the world.Peter Francis, the Warden of Gladstone’s Library, said the list represents ‘a wonderful blend of established, newly published and unpublished writers. Our shortlist seems to develop organically, to include long- and short-form fiction, poetry, biography and creative non-fiction. We are delighted to be able to announce such a strong shortlist and we’re sure that those of us who are judging have their work cut out’.
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