ARGONAUT BOOKS

'Memento Mori' takes the reader on a ghoulish but beautiful tour of some of the world's more unusual sacred sites and traditions, in which human remains are displayed for the benefit of the living. From burial caves in Indonesia festooned with bones, to skulls smoking cigarettes, wearing beanie hats and sunglasses, and decorated with garlands of flowers in South America, Paul Koudounaris ventures beyond the grave to find messages of hope and salvation. Reviews 'In the midst of life, you need a good book about death. This is it' - Fortean Times'An engrossing, albe...Read More