‘We carry grief for people’: Francis Tipene on Life as a Casketeer

Yep, there’s a book of the TV show and yep, it’s just as wonderful. In this extract, funeral director Francis Tipene explains why you don’t need to splurge on send-offs, how he keeps his act together – and why he cringes when people talk about ‘closure’.  Funerals don’t need to be expensive. People can choose … Read more