Praise for Peter Ross
'Absorbing . . . considered and moving' - Hilary Mantel
'The pages burst with life' - Financial Times
'A beacon of light in the darkness' - Sunday Times
'Fascinating . . . Ross makes a likeably idiosyncratic guide' - Observer
''His stories are always a joy' - Ian Rankin
'Never has a book about death been so full of life. It also reveals Peter Ross to be among the best non-fiction writers in the country' - Andrew O'Hagan