`A Gravedigger`s Tales`

`A Gravedigger`s Tales` is a fascinating look into the life of a village gravedigger and the trials and tribulations that frequently beset this intriguing, but little known about profession.

In this, the author recalls more true tales. From digging out the wrong grave, to a somewhat spooky churchyard. From a Halloween prank that terrified a colleague to embarrassing cock-ups and a floating coffin!

`Tales Of A Gravedigger`

`Tales of a Gravedigger`, recounts events from Ian Shipley's years working for the municipality of Newark, Nottinghamshire. From the days of the very first grave he had to dig through to when he was in the senior position he was finally to hold.

It comes as a series of anecdotes and observations, interspread with much reassuringly practical wisdom.

Ian's description of the practical technical and administrative challenges that beset the burial business is an eye opener. Few of us realise the care and preperation that is needed for this part of a funeral to take place without incident, and the calamities that can occur. Bad weather, tree roots, faulty measurments and even the slamming of a car door can cause a crisis.

There's nothing too macabre or creepy in it, and nowhere in it will the reader find any material for a nightmare.

You will finally put shipley's book down realising that there exists a dedicated and highly skilled profession of which you were never aware.