Pre-order the heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and
death from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of Unnatural
Causes, Dr Richard Shepherd. 'This book is about death, but in it I
will take readers on a journey through life . . .' Dr Richard
Shepherd, Britain's top forensic pathologist, has spent a lifetime
close to the dead. As a medical detective, each autopsy he carries
out is its own unique investigation, uncovering the secrets not
only of how a person died, but also of how, through every stage of
life, the risks to each of us ebb and flow. Through twenty-four of
his most intriguing, enlightening and never-before-told cases, Dr
Shepherd shares autopsies that span the seven ages of human
existence, and have taught him as much about the marvels of life as
the inevitability of death. From old to young, from murder to
misadventure, and from illness to accidental death, each of these
bodies has something to reveal: about human development, about
mortality, about its owner's life story, about justice and even
about Shepherd himself. From the bestselling author of Unnatural
Causes comes a powerful, moving and above all reassuring book about
death as it touches our own lives - how to understand it, how best
to postpone it, and, when our time comes (as it must), how to
embrace it as the last great adventure. __________ Praise for Dr
Richard Shepherd 'Gripping, grimly fascinating, and I suspect I'll
read it at least twice' Evening Standard 'A deeply mesmerising
memoir of forensic pathology. Human and fascinating' Nigella Lawson
'An absolutely brilliant book. I really recommend it, I don't often
say that but it's fascinating' Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2 'Puts the
reader at his elbow as he wields the scalpel' Guardian
'Fascinating, gruesome yet engrossing' Richard and Judy, Daily
Express 'Fascinating, insightful, candid, compassionate' Observer
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