THE GOOD CEMETERY GUIDE

281pp., paperback, Rerint, Karavan Press, Cape Town, (2005) 2024

ISBN: 9781067222482

Reluctant Kalk Bay funeral director Anthony Loxton breaks his own rules after Lily, his one-night stand, arrives at the parlour in a body bag.

"... the story of eccentrically funny with a chorus of marvellous characters and a cheering resolution ... an irresistible tale of human possibility" Michele Magwood, Sunday Times

"Remarkable ... The needs of the dead and those of the living are superbly captured." Beverley Muller, Cape Argus

Consuelo Roland is the author of Lady Limbo and Wolf Trap, the first two novels in The limbo Trilogy. She lives in Cape Town.