Death Embraced

by Mary LaCoste

Death Embraced is like no other book you have ever read. Fascinating and entertaining, it leads readers to ponder issues that should not be avoided. Some may want to use it as a guide to visiting New Orleans graveyards....or as a guide to life.

Genres: Nonfiction

112 pages, Paperback

Published June 1, 2015

Reviews

[Pam · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a respectful treatment of the subject. Well done.

I’ve been on several group tours (really the best or often the only way to see New Orleans cemeteries) over the years and have heard guides say some dubious things. This book by Mary LaCoste, native New Orleanian, amateur historian, and educator is reliable, well researched and interesting.

She does not focus on cemetery architecture or location of famous graves. That can be easily found elsewhere. I especially liked her story of her husband’s family tomb which was a good way to bring a lot of information together.

[Onyx · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wish this work was fleshed out more. Most of its chapters feel like introductions to a topic, not discussions of it.

[Kristin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this while on vacation in New Orleans. Very short less than 100 pages. Not well researched. More like hearsay. Felt like the same 6 stories that get passed around on all the tours and NOLA history books. Needed more info.

[Daniel Silva barrera · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buena guía practica y completa para entender la cultura alrededor de los cementerios en New Orleans, si no se conoce la ciudad puede sentirse descontextualizado

[Wurtsboroboy · Rating 3 out of 5]

We just came back from visiting New Orleans. after doing a cemetery tour, I picked up this book. Very interesting, but not for the squeamish

[Tracy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting book about the history of cemeteries and burial customs in New Orleans.