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A poignant and moving celebration of mankind's animal companions that is sure to touch the hearts of anyone who reads it. Koudounaris reminds us that grief can cross the boundaries of species, and that the pain we suffer when a beloved pet dies is equal to the love we shared while they were alive.--Lindsey Fitzharris Dogs bury bones and we bury dogs--but why? In his passionately researched answer, Paul Koudounaris offers the same reverence to the rural pet cemeteries of RV-owners as he does the granite mausoleums of Gilded Age millionaires.--Caitlin Doughty

'A poignant and moving celebration of mankind’s animal companions that is sure to touch the hearts of anyone who reads it. Koudounaris reminds us that grief can cross the boundaries of species, and that the pain we suffer when a beloved pet dies is equal to the love we shared while they were alive' - Lindsey Fitzharris, author of The Facemaker 'Dogs bury bones and we bury dogs – but why? In his passionately researched answer, Paul Koudounaris offers the same reverence to the rural pet cemeteries of RV-owners as he does the granite mausoleums of Gilded Age millionaires' - Caitlin Doughty, author of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 'By exploring how different cultures throughout history celebrate and commemorate life and death, Paul Koudounaris has provided us with a unifying perspective through his research, travels, and photo documentation. He makes the very taboo subject of death seem less fearful, and dare I say, entertaining! A book that is the first of its kind, Faithful Unto Death documents the unique, loving, and faithful relationships humans have had with animals throughout history, and how they respond when their companions pass on from this world' - Nicole Angemi, Mother Knows Death podcast 'A book focused on pet cemeteries as physical reflections of our ever-evolving relationships with our animal companions would be interesting enough, but FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH is so much more. It's a love story as only Paul Koudonaris could tell it, combining his unique expertise as a globetrotting expert on the built environments where we mourn our dead, a compelling storyteller and historian, a committed champion of animal welfare, and a photographer skillfully capturing the poignance of these precarious mourning spaces. Through a mix of original photography, historical photos, and sparkling prose, Koudounaris weaves tales that run the gamut of human emotion. There are awe-inspiring and snort-laugh funny moments peppered throughout, yet the book never wavers from its core truth, that grief springs from true love' - Megan Rosenbloom, author of 'Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin'

"A poignant and moving celebration of mankind's animal companions that is sure to touch the hearts of anyone who reads it. Koudounaris reminds us that grief can cross the boundaries of species, and that the pain we suffer when a beloved pet dies is equal to the love we shared while they were alive.--Lindsey Fitzharris, ""New York Times"" bestselling author of ""The Facemaker"" Dogs bury bones and we bury dogs--but why? In his passionately researched answer, Paul Koudounaris offers the same reverence to the rural pet cemeteries of RV-owners as he does the granite mausoleums of Gilded Age millionaires.--Caitlin Doughty By exploring how different cultures throughout history celebrate and commemorate life and death, Paul Koudounaris has provided us with a unifying perspective through his research, travels, and photo documentation. He makes the very taboo subject of death seem less fearful, and, dare I say, entertaining! A book that is the first of its kind, Faithful unto Death: Pet cemeteries, animal graves, and eternal devotion documents the unique, loving, and faithful relationships humans have had with animals throughout history, and how they respond when their companions pass on from this world.--Nicole Angemi, ""Mother Knows Death"" podcast, author of ""Nicole Angemi's Anatomy Book: A Catalog of Familiar, Rare, and Unusual Pathologies"""

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Paul Koudounaris has a doctorate in Art History from the University of California and has written widely on European ossuaries and charnel houses for both academic and popular journals. He is the author for T&H of The Empire of Death, Memento Mori and Heavenly Bodies, and in 2020 Holt published his A Cat's Tale. Paul is a member of the Order of the Good Death, and has over 100k followers on Instagram.

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