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Ashes to Admin

Tales from the Caseload of a Council Funeral Officer

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Ashes to Admin

By: Evie King
Narrated by: Evie King, Stewart Lee
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About this listen

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.’

©2023 Evie King (P)2023 W F Howes Ltd Grief & Loss Personal Development Relationships Funny Witty Inspiring

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loved it. Not only is it showing what goes into this but it also provides a look into death in a more interesting light.

Think this is my book of 2025

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The author was witty, informative and showing enduring humanity. I laughed out loud and cried the odd tear. A timely books showing how much we acre about others

Uplifting and witty

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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

Fantastic insight into life, and death!

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You'll laugh and cry. brilliantly read by the author. Fascinating on how council section 46 funerals work

Beautiful book and person

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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.

Wonderful!

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I'm not sure what I expected of this book but I was pleasantly surprised.
I think we all have the same view of a "pauper's funeral", but Evie's tales of "her people" was enthralling and brought them all back to life for a short while.
Thank you Evie for making death a little less scary.

A eye opener

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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.

Struck several chords

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This book is just wonderful. One minute it's heartachingly sad, the next moment it's laugh-out-loud funny. It's a wonder how life-affirming death and funerals can be. Excellent narration by the author.
My favourite book of the year.

Moving, quirky, funny and uplifting

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The biggest compliment I can give this book is I listen to it in one day and didn't want it to end.

Superb Book

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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.

amazing stories about unknown people

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