{"product_id":"seven-ages-of-death","title":"The Seven Ages of Death: 'Every chapter is like a detective story' Telegraph","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eUNNATURAL CAUSES\u003c\/i\u003e, Dr Richard Shepherd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Deeply insightful. Unflinching' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A finely-crafted detective story'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e DAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Enlightening, strangely uplifting' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY EXPRESS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr Richard Shepherd, a medical detective and Britain's top forensic pathologist, shares twenty-four of his most intriguing, enlightening and never-before-told cases.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese autopsies, spanning the seven ages of human existence, uncover the secrets not only of how a person died, but also of how they lived.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom old to young, murder to misadventure, and illness to accidental death, each body has something to reveal - about its owner's life story, how we age, justice, society, the certainty of death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd, above all, the wonderful marvel of life itself.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Dr Richard Shepherd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gripping, grimly fascinating, and I suspect I'll read it at least twice' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A deeply mesmerising memoir of forensic pathology. Human and fascinating' \u003c\/b\u003eNigella Lawson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An absolutely brilliant book. I really recommend it, I don't often say that but it's fascinating' \u003c\/b\u003eJeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Puts the reader at his elbow as he wields the scalpel' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating, gruesome yet engrossing' \u003c\/b\u003eRichard and Judy, \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating, insightful, candid, compassionate' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41966895005874,"sku":"9781405947107","price":240.01,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/products\/373997_6282da7dba54b2.00936239_9781405947107.jpg?v=1658998029","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/seven-ages-of-death","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}