![]() ![]() Read our starred review of the print edition of All the Living and the Dead. ![]() Instead, her tone is always even, quietly emphasizing that death is the most natural thing in the world. Though ironic at times, she is never ghoulish. With each interview, it’s clear she is affected by the presence of death, particularly after witnessing the preparation of a baby’s body for a forensic autopsy.Ĭampbell’s voice becomes more introspective as she considers how the actions of death workers enable the living to meet death on their own terms. ![]() She is also an active observer of their work, even dressing a dead man for his funeral. In All the Living and the Dead: From Embalmers to Executioners, an Exploration of the People Who Have Made Death Their Life’s Work (9 hours), author and narrator Campbell is a probing investigator who elicits honest answers from her subjects. So it was only natural that Campbell, a freelance journalist based in London, would interview people who make a living from death: not just a funeral director and an embalmer but also a crematorium operator, a crime scene cleaner, an executioner and more. All the Living and the Dead Hayley Campbell Caught between her own fear and fascination of death, journalist Hayley Campbell looks for answers among the. From childhood, death neither repulsed nor frightened Hayley Campbell but instead spurred her curiosity. ![]()
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