{"product_id":"9781937178895","title":"The Green Reaper: Memoirs of an Eco-Mortician","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen Elizabeth Fournier was eight, her mother and grandparents died. She spent a lot of time in funeral homes as a kid since her family were frequently found in caskets. Fournier family members didn’t have the best longevity record.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a young girl, Elizabeth found cemeteries a place of peace and tranquility. As a teen, she’d attend funerals of people she didn’t know. Not surprisingly, she eventually headed into the local funeral home and asked for a job, any job. She landed the position of live-in night keeper, where she resided in a trailer in the far reaches of a large, hilly cemetery. She slept with a shotgun near her bed, experiencing the scariest summer of her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her memoir, Elizabeth Fournier writes about her calling to the funeral industry, and how her early struggles helped shape her life ministry: taking care of the dead and preparing more meaningful burials.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a one-woman funeral service in the rural town of Boring, Oregon, Mortician Elizabeth Fournier supports old-school burial practices that are kinder to humans and the Earth. She has been called “The Green Reaper” for her passionate advocacy of green burial.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an undertaker, she is always ready to lend a hand, or a shovel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WiDo Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49881130205424,"sku":"9781937178895","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781937178895","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}