Caitlin Doughty 2 Books Collection Set - Death & Dead Bodies Guide - Non Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set
From Here to Eternity: Travelling the World to Find the Good Death
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: And Other Questions About Dead Bodies

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Overview
Mortician and author Caitlin Doughty built her career on making death approachable, honest, and even funny, and this two-book paperback set gathers two of her most beloved works. From Here to Eternity takes readers across the globe to witness how different cultures honor their dead, while Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? answers the strange, funny, and surprisingly common questions people have about what happens to bodies after death. Together they form a candid, curious introduction to the modern death-positive movement, ideal for readers ready to rethink mortality itself.

About the Books
Caitlin Doughty first made her name running a nontraditional funeral home in Los Angeles, and her writing carries that same blend of frontline experience and irreverent honesty. In From Here to Eternity, she travels to Indonesia, Bolivia, Japan, and beyond to observe funerary customs that Western audiences rarely see, from open-air cremations to family-tended mummies, illustrated throughout by artist Landis Blair. The book doubles as a gentle critique of the sanitized, corporate American funeral industry, arguing that distance from death often does more harm than good. Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? takes a different shape, built from real questions Doughty received from kids and curious adults, covering embalming, decomposition, cremation, and burial alternatives. Illustrated by Dianné Ruz, it answers each question with scientific accuracy, dry humor, and zero condescension. Both books share Doughty's core mission: normalizing everyday conversations about death so that grief, curiosity, and planning can happen freely without shame. Readers who enjoy travel writing, pop-science, or memoir will find plenty to hold onto here, since Doughty never loses the human stories behind the facts. This pairing works well as an introduction to her writing or as a satisfying follow-up for fans of her earlier memoir, offering both a wide-lens cultural survey and a close-up, question-and-answer format in one compact, gift-ready paperback set for curious minds.

Key Benefits

• Pairs a global travelogue with an accessible Q&A book
• Illustrated by Landis Blair and Dianné Ruz
• Witty voice for curious teens and adults
• Covers funerary customs and death science
• Great gift for true-crime and pop-science fans
• Compact set, ideal to read together

Book-by-Book Guide
From Here to Eternity: Travelling the World to Find the Good Death — Doughty visits Indonesia, Japan, and Bolivia, illustrated by Landis Blair.
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: And Other Questions About Dead Bodies — Doughty answers real questions about decomposition, illustrated by Dianné Ruz.

About the Author
Caitlin Doughty is a mortician, funeral industry critic, and founder of The Order of the Good Death, a death-acceptance collective. She runs Undertaking LA, a funeral home focused on natural burial and family-led death care, and hosts the YouTube series "Ask a Mortician." Her writing draws on real professional experience preparing bodies and guiding grieving families, giving her books an authenticity rare in pop-science or true-crime titles. Doughty remains one of the most recognizable voices in today's death-positive movement, encouraging honest public conversations about mortality and ritual.

Why You'll Love This Collection
This pairing suits readers who appreciate honest, funny nonfiction about a topic most books avoid. It makes a memorable gift for true-crime fans and book club picks alike, a great holiday gift, birthday surprise, or stocking stuffer for the darkly curious reader on your list.

Please Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.