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Ashes to Admin
- Tales from the Caseload of a Council Funeral Officer
- Narrated by: Evie King, Stewart Lee
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
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Summary
‘I’ve a body out the back for you...’ Imagine having that sentence said to you. And then imagine it actually being pertinent. Welcome to Evie King's world.
What happens if you die without family or money? The answer to this very three-in-the-morning question is that Evie, or someone like her, will step in and arrange your funeral.
Evie is a local council worker charged with carrying out Section 46 funerals under the Public Health Act. Or to put it in less cold, legislative language; funerals for those with nobody around, willing or able to bury or cremate them.
Ashes to Admin lifts the coffin lid on some moving and unexpected personal life stories. Sometimes tragic, as with the case of an unidentified woman found on a beach buried without even a name, but often uplifting and occasionally hilarious.
Ultimately, Evie discovers that her job is more about life than it is about death, funerals being for the living and death being merely a trigger to rediscover a life and celebrate it against the odds.
This audiobook also includes the special bonus content: ‘A Blustery Conversation with Evie King & Stewart Lee.'
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- Kate
- 10-07-24
Fantastic insight into life, and death!
Evie’s book was my first ever audible - I work in the funeral service, it had me laughing, crying and made my heart both happy and sad. Everyone deserves a last ‘hurrah’ whether they have the funds or not! It’s so important their life is marked one last time. Thank you for writing and it was even better to actually meet you! K x
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- Danielle Docherty
- 13-11-24
Think this is my book of 2025
loved it. Not only is it showing what goes into this but it also provides a look into death in a more interesting light.
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- Lee
- 13-07-24
Wonderful!
A book about death but filled with stories full of compassion. Stories of those who are sometimes lost to society and family. Stories of lives lived and needing to be told. The author relates to each of her ‘ charges’ in a way which they may not have had when the were alive. This book looks at death in a way which actually I’d not thought about before and gave me incites into things that need to be done surrounding my own death. Well written, narrated and so so interesting.
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- D. N. Frew
- 22-10-24
amazing stories about unknown people
this is a humourous and thoughtful tale of council funded burials. I am so impressed with how well "Evie" takes care of everyone and the effort she puts into each case. some genuinely moving tales.
I hope there will be a sequel.
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- Katy
- 07-11-24
Surprisingly sad & laugh out loud all at once
I only bought this book because it was in the buy one get one free sale, but it turned out to be one of the best books I have ever ‘read’. It’s really well put together. There’s one short part in the recording that is repeated, otherwise no sound issues.
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- Kitchen Chef
- 11-11-24
Everyone should read/hear this book - Brilliant
Expertly written and beautifully read. How I wish I could have had a job like hers. Excellent and could recommend it to anyone. The bonus being is was FREE! I would have willingly paid for this one! Will look for this author again. Thank you for writing it and thank you for doing such a wonderful job of work.
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- Ms. A. Almond
- 20-10-23
Fantastic
As a Registrar having dealt with a lot of these section 46 registrations I’ve always had the utmost respect for my colleagues the other side of the desk knowing they go above and beyond. This is a fascinating and at times heartfelt experience of someone who clearly took great pride in her work and the late people she cared for. I urge everyone to take the opportunity to listen to it. I learned to much about the role I may hug my colleagues from that role next time they are in my office. Absolutely beautiful and beautiful. Well deserved
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- Mrs. Stephanie C. Lay
- 22-12-23
What an amazing, brilliant listen
You’d think this would be an odd book to pick, 8 weeks into grieving for my husband. But it was was just what I needed at this moment - empathetic, funny and kind. Death still scared me - sorry Evie - but this book took some of the sting away. Thank you.
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- barbara
- 04-07-24
Weirdly a tonic to listen to
Normally, I don’t buy books that I’ve been read by the author as they are usually pretty bad. Sorry if I’ve offended anybody but this went into the five star category for me. I quirky listen heartwarming and sad but more of the former . You won’t be disappointed.
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- M. Nelson
- 26-05-24
Struck several chords
Evie's discoveries about the people she's been responsible for, after their lonely deaths, were fascinating. As a retired celebrant who's had to do some detective work myself, I was impressed by how she's gone further than strictly necessary to ensure that they'd be remembered as the complex human beings they were, and not just unclaimed bodies. the last chapter, about the unidentified corpse, is very moving.
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