Couldn’t help but peek into Mary Roach’s "Stiff – The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers."
She hooked me right in with this statement in her introduction: "A book about dead bodies is a conversational curve ball. It’s all well and good to write an article about corpses, but a full size book plants a red flag on your character. We knew Mary was quirky, but now we’re wondering if she’s, you know, okay."
Ms. Roach goes on to tell of her library research, and the glances she silently received after checking out several books on the topic.
I related instantly.
The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology