2023/118: Unnatural Causes — Dr Richard Shepherd

2023/118: Unnatural Causes — Dr Richard Shepherd

...the awful collision between the silent, unfeeling dead and immensity of feeling they generate in the living. [loc. 782]

Dr Richard Shepherd is one of the leading forensic pathologists in the UK: this account of his career, and his life, is a rivetting read. I found it amusing -- and terribly sad -- that he spent decades performing post-mortems, and being exposed to all manner of horrific deaths, before acknowledging that his job might have 'emotional repercussions'.( Read more... )