Hilary Mantel on the modern funeral


The Guardian

"It is a commonplace that, in our society, we deal with death very badly. The Victorians knew how to do it... But now it's a 20 minute slot at the crematorium, a half-day off work, a funeral sparsely attended by gormless people standing around in anoraks, shuffling their feet in embarrassment and singing 'My Way'"

Posted: Thu - August 2, 2007 at 09:46 PM      

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