Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death

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Every day, funeral director Caitlin Doughty receives dozens of questions about death. Here she offers her factual, hilarious and candid answers to thirty-five of the most interesting, sharing the lore and science of what happens to, and inside, our bodies after we die. Why do corpses groan? What causes bodies to turn strange colours during decomposition? and why do hair and nails appear longer after death? The answers are all within . . .

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Praise for Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?

  • Nobody likes to think about mortality, but if you're going to, there are far worse places to start than Doughty. WILL MY CAT EAT MY EYEBALLS? is funny, dark, and at times stunningly existential, revealing not only how little we understand about death, but also how much kids can handle. As to whether or not your cat will eat your eyeballs? You'll just have to read the book to find out - GUARDIANUnforgettable . . . a hilarious, poignant and impassioned plea to revolutionise our attitudes to death - Guardian on SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYESNobody likes to think about mortality, but if you're going to, there are far worse places to start than Doughty. WILL MY CAT EAT MY EYEBALLS? is funny, dark, and at times stunningly existential, revealing not only how little we understand about death, but also how much kids can handle. As to whether or not your cat will eat your eyeballs? You'll just have to read the book to find out - GUARDIANConsistently good fun - SPECTATOR

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Caitlin Doughty

Caitlin Doughty

CAITLIN DOUGHTY is a writer, filmmaker and death-industry reform advocate. She has written three New York Times bestsellers (Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, From Here to Eternity and Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?) and created the 'Ask a Mortician' documentary series. She lives in upstate New York.

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