The Natural Death Handbook

By Josefine Speyer

More and more people today want to organise at least part of a funeral for themselves without depending on funeral directors. The Natural Death Handbook shows you how to do everything from ordering a coffin to hiring a horse-drawn hearse to finding a woodland burial ground (where a tree is planted for each grave instead of having a headstone). It also explains how to arrange a burial on private land and how to set up a woodland burial ground as a business or charity. For those who prefer a funeral to be organised for them the book's Good Funeral Guide details 'best buys' throughout the UK and how to bring the price down to less than a third of the usual average price.'Gives excellent advice' Cosmopolitan'If you want to die with dignity and a modicum of grace invest in a copy of the reassuring and practical Natural Death Handbook' Spectator'From the spiritual and mystical to the practical and administrative vital information is included on how to organise a funeral how to care for someone dying at home and how to come to terms with bereavement.' Top Sante Magazine

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844132269
• ISBN13: 9781844132263
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Rider
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.4" x 8.5"