Review
"* 'Surprising and highly enjoyable. Mary Roach is a wonderfully dry, funny, trustworthy tour guide.' - Jon Ronson * 'Very funny, and the dottier examples of human resistance to the idea of terminal mortality make fascinating reading.' - Salley Vickers, The Times * 'A perfect balance of objectivity and cynicism' - Herald"
The Scotsman
... whether you're interested science, the afterlife or neither, Six Feet Over will amuse and entertain.
Salley Vickers, The Times
Mary Roach's entertaining book gives the dead a new lease of life.
Guardian
... a gruesome joy.
Guardian
an informative, diverting romp through a subject that cannot help but captivate.
Product Description
Does the light just go out and that's that - the million-year nap? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness, persist? What will that feel like? What will I do all day? Is there a place to plug in my laptop?"Mary Roach trains her considerable humour and curiosity on the human soul, seeking answers from a varied and fascinating crew of contemporary and historical soul-searchers: scientists, schemers, engineers, mediums, all trying to prove (or disprove) that life goes on after we die.Along the way she encounters electromagnetic hauntings, out-of-body experiences, ghosts and lawsuits: Mary Roach sifts and weighs the evidence in her hilarious, inimitable style.
About the Author
Mary Roach is a journalist who has contributed to GQ, Vogue and New York Times Magazine and is contributing editor for the science magazine Discover. All of her books have been huge bestsellers in America. She lives in San Francisco.
