The Natural Death Handbook

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More & 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 & 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, & 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 & a modicum of grace, invest in a copy of the reassuring & practical Natural Death Handbook' Spectator' From the spiritual & mystical to the practical & administrative, vital information is included on how to organise a funeral, how to care for someone dying at home & how to come to terms with bereavement.' Top Sante Magazine