The Good Cemetery Guide
A new edition of The Good Cemetery Guide from Karavan Press
Anthony Loxton, third generation funeral director at Loxton’s Funeral Parlour, is back in the world!
The Good Cemetery Guide is about grabbing second chances. Anthony and his supporting cast get a lively, second life.
Lighthouses cast light in the darkness for weary fishermen to find their way home. But sometimes the sea takes them and then the Loxton Funeral Parlour gets busy.
Follow Anthony Loxton’s journey to the edge of tragedy and disaster and back again …
Published: October 1, 2024 by Karavan Press, first published: January 1, 2005 by Double Storey
ISBN: 979-8244202335
Where to buy The Good Cemetery Guide
Kindle & Paperback editions available.
Also available at all good bookshops in South Africa.
Reviews for The Good Cemetery Guide
“Charming, complex and often moving…” – Paige Sutton, I’m Loving Books
Sunday Times Literary Awards Shortlist
“… This quirky story of a Kalk Bay undertaker is…’playful, imaginative, surprising,” and showed a refreshing linguistic skill.” – Sunday Times Lifestyle, SHORT LIST for The Sunday Times Fiction Prize
“…It had me mesmerized from beginning to end. Her prose is lush, lyrical, and full of striking imagery that made the story feel cinematic. Some passages hit so hard that they transported me straight back to childhood memories I hadn’t thought about in years. There’s an immersive, almost nostalgic quality to her descriptions that made me completely lose myself in the pages.” – Mr Pink Ink
“… You can smell the sea, hear the 4.30 train to Muizenberg and feel the grit in your eyes when the South-Easter picks up. Highly recommended.” – Barry Tyson, The Other Guide
“This book is a fast-paced, witty, enjoyable read. I look forward to Roland’s next novel.” – Rating 4/5 Lauri Meldau, thewritecompany.co.za
“An intensely readable creation of story and character.” – Awarded honourable mention accolade by judges for The Olive Schreiner Prize for Prose
“Don’t be put off by the title. It’s a romp! Full of larger than life characters set in a fantastical Kalk Bay and Muizenberg. Unputdownable.” – Manu Herbstein, goodreads.com
Selected as one of 30 “must read” South African Books for the Cape Town International Book Fair 2007. – Centre for the Book, National Library of South Africa
“… the story is eccentrically funny with a chorus of marvelous characters and a cheering resolution. … an irresistible tale of human possibility.” – Michelle Magwood, Sunday Times
“… the perfect novel for a person who seeks escapism and relaxation in their reading but requires something more than Barbara Cartland or John Grisham can offer on the intellectual front.” – Capuan.com
“Remarkable … The needs of the dead and those of the living are superbly captured.” – Beverley Roos Muller, Cape Argus
“… dis ‘n juweel van ‘n boek.” – Madeleine van Biljon, Beeld
