Over Our Dead Bodies: Undertakers Lift the Lid
Written by Todd Harra and Kenneth McKenzie
Narrated by Gregory St. John, Brian Troxell and Reay Kaplan
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Not knowing what to do, I sat on the church steps and waited. As the gravity of my failure began to well up in me, I began to cry . . .
I HAD LOST THE HEARSE!
From a dysfunctional family who turn their mother's wake into a full-blown riot, to funeral crashers looking for free meals, to a horse-drawn hearse taking the dearly departed for the ride of their afterlife, these accounts from actual undertakers will have you laughing, thinking, and gasping in disbelief. A literal graveyard of wild coincidences, slapstick humor, and touching moments, Over Our Dead Bodies explores the lighter side of the dead, the living, and the lone undertaker who has to make it all go as planned-even if it doesn't.
Todd Harra
Todd Harra is the author of several books about the funeral profession. He is a fourth-generation funeral director and works for the family business in Wilmington, Delaware. In addition to being a funeral director and embalmer, Todd is a certified post mortem reconstructionist and cremationist. For more information visit www.toddharra.com or connect on Facebook @toddharraauthor
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I enjoyed this quite a bit! I’m a funeral director and we all have stories that would surprise everyone!