Product Description

The author of the acclaimed Emma Trilogy switches gears in this non-fiction account of his years working as a cemetery sexton.

In this entertaining book readers will meet such characters as a lock-picking ghost, a coffin-chasing cow, a rock band with boorish graveside manners, and Mrs. Robinson, whose leg preceded her to the grave.

Each chapter gives a behind-the-scenes look at different aspects of a sexton's world, including cemetery blunders, meddling spirits, bizarre events, and efforts to outfox the Grim Reaper.

Written in a humorous, tongue-in-cheek style, this collection of the author's actual graveyard adventures is a curiously uplifting book you won't be able to put down-or ever forget!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #217407 in Books
• Published on: 2001-08-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 110 pages

Review
A 'must-read' for anyone who has ever wondered about the process of laying to rest those we love. -- Robert Kirby, Salt Lake Tribune columnist

Finally, a book that glibly exposes the often funny, always poignant truth behind the life of an undertaker. -- Jim Tipton, president of Find A Grave

About the Author
Chad Daybell lives in a small town in the Rocky Mountains. He wrote this book while serving as his city's cemetery sexton. However, once the book was completed, Chad realized what a weird job he had and has since moved on to another job. He certainly has less job security now, but the locks to his office haven't been mysteriously opened, either.

He does have aspirations to eventually become one of the cemetery's "riding lawnmower guys" when he retires, though.

Chad has also written a fictional time-travel series known as "The Emma Trilogy," which just happens to revolve around a cemetery. Chad's publisher hopes he'll branch out to a less-morbid topic one of these days.

Customer Reviews

One Foot In The Grave
If you enjoy looking around cemeteries, wondering what takes place behind the scenes, then you will enjoy this book. Chad Daybell writes an excellent book, with a humorous side of the cemetery caretaking business. I found myself laughing several times over incedents that took place, unbelievable requests made by the deceaseds relatives, the "war of the roses" cemetery style, and what a cemetery Sexton actually has to go through and put up with. There is a seriouse side to this book too, what to do and what not to do when visiting a cemetery, appropriate and inappropriate behavoir, and a cemetery is NOT a motocross track nor a sports field. I think it was an excellent read and I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys cemeteries.

Funny Book
This book is great! It is just what it says it is- a humorous look at what goes on behind the scenes in a cemetery. I have read it several times, and I laugh out loud every time. I worked in a cemetery for several years, and this book brings back memories of the funny things that happen that people just don't hear about.

Quite fun....
This was an amazingly humerous book despite the title. My only problem.....it wasn't nearly long enough. I thoroughly recommend it.