Tiptoe Through the Tombstones

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The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de ref. del artículo GOR007015383

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Reseña del editor: Tiptoe Through the Tombstones explores the churchyards of Cheshire in search of unusual and unforgettable inscriptions and epitaphs carved on gravestones. Two enthusiasts, Rina Tillinger and Di Hanning-Lee meet the dead who are as interesting as the living. The Thelma and Louise of gravestoning search each Cheshire churchyard for quirky and poignant inscriptions and epitaphs with curiosity, grit (literally!) and humour. The book is a mesmerizing blend of history, mystery, poetry, tragedy and comedy. With humour, curiosity and enthusiasm, two amateur sleuths a tall brunette Yank and a small blonde Brit search the churchyards and cemeteries of Cheshire for dead interesting gravestone inscriptions and epitaphs. Each chapter describes a graveyard where they stumble literally upon local, general and military history and characters including a medieval martyr, a mother of 33 children and an actress s cuckolded husband. Tiptoe Through the Tombstones records inscriptions, epitaphs and poems that are highly imaginative, heart-warming and even inspiring. Carved in stone for posterity, the descriptions of death by scarlet fever, consumption, shipwreck, rail accident, lightning strike, drowning, falling, and gunshot (but rarely old age!) are touching, amusing and always compelling. The book combines travel writing with history, mystery, poetry and comedy.