"Cemeteries are naturally associated with death, but few people realise they have a secret life as well. This unusual and absorbing book takes a behind-the-gates look at what cemeteries mean to the people who visit them."
"Burial sites have long been recognized as a way to understand past civilizations. Exploring a diverse range of memorial practice - Greek Orthodox, Muslim, Jewish, Roman Catholic, and Anglican, as well as the unchurched - this is a study of what these places of death mean to the living."@en
"Burial sites have long been recognized as a way to understand past civilizations. Yet, the meanings of our present day cemeteries have been virtually ignored, even though they reveal much about our cultures. Exploring an extraordinarily diverse range of memorial practice - Greek Orthodox, Muslim, Jewish, Roman Catholic and Anglican, as well as the unchurched - The Secret Cemetery is an intriguing study of what these places of death mean to the living."@en

The secret cemetery