{"product_id":"all-that-remains-2","title":"All That Remains","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Utterly gripping''\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''Fascinating''\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''Moving''\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''Engrossing''\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sue Black confronts death every day. As a Professor of Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology, she focuses on mortal remains in her lab, at burial sites, at scenes of violence, murder and criminal dismemberment, and when investigating mass fatalities due to war, accident or natural disaster. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAll That Remains\u003c\/i\u003e she reveals the many faces of death she has come to know, using key cases to explore how forensic science has developed, and examining what her life and work has taught her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Do we expect a book about death to be sad? Macabre? Sue''s book is neither. There is tragedy, but there is also humour in stories as gripping as the best crime novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part memoir, part science, part meditation on death, her book is compassionate, surprisingly funny, and it will make you think about death in a new light.\u003cbr\u003e ________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSUE BLACK''S NEW BOOK, \u003ci\u003eWRITTEN IN BONE\u003c\/i\u003e, IS OUT NOW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e _________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''One might expect [this book] to be a grim read but it absolutely isn''t. I found it invigorating!'' \u003cb\u003e(Andrew Marr, \u003ci\u003eBBC Radio 4 ''Start the Week''\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Black''s utterly gripping account of her life and career as a professor of anatomy and forensic anthropology manages to be surprisingly life-affirming. As she herself says, it is \"as much about life as about death\"'' \u003cb\u003e(PD Smith \u003ci\u003eGuardian)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''An engrossing memoir . . . an affecting mix of personal and professional''\u003ci\u003e (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eErica Wagner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, Financial Times)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''A model of how to write about the effect of human evil without losing either objectivity or sensitivity . . . Heartening and anything but morbid . . . Leaves you thinking about what kind of human qualities you value, what kinds of people you actually want to be with'' \u003cb\u003e(Rowan Williams, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''For someone whose job is identifying corpses, Sue Black is a cheerful soul . . . \u003ci\u003eAll That Remains \u003c\/i\u003efeels like every episode of ''Silent Witness'', pre-fictionalised. Except, you know, really good'' \u003cb\u003e(Helen Rumbelow, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57306538672510,"sku":"NW9781784162818","price":11.08,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781784162818.jpg?v=1778257832","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/all-that-remains-2","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}