Morbidly Curious Denver December Mtg - "THE UNCLAIMED"

*This is the DENVER F&J location event!*

Morbidly Curious Fred & June's is a chapter of the global nonfiction Morbidly Curious Book Club™ (18+) held at both Fred & June's locations in Mooresville and Denver, NC!

Mooresville: Last Monday of the month at 6 pm
Denver: 3rd Monday of the month at 6 pm
(Unless otherwise posted)

For more information:
https://themorbidlycuriousbookclub.com/
https://www.belmontbookshop.com/events

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We are taking a trip to the sunny West Coast for this one...Our December book is “THE UNCLAIMED: Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels” by Pamela Prickett and Stefan Timmermans.

About the book: “For centuries, people who died destitute or alone were buried in potters’ fields—a Dickensian end that even the most hard-pressed families tried to avoid. Today, more and more relatives are abandoning their dead, leaving it to local governments to dispose of the bodies. Up to 150,000 Americans now go unclaimed each year. Who are they? Why are they being forgotten? And what is the meaning of life if your death doesn’t matter to others? In this extraordinary work of narrative nonfiction, eight years in the making, sociologists Pamela Prickett and Stefan Timmermans uncover a hidden social world. They follow four individuals in Los Angeles, tracing the twisting, poignant paths that put each at risk of going unclaimed, and introducing us to the scene investigators, notification officers, and crematorium workers who care for them when no one else will. The Unclaimed lays bare the difficult truth that anyone can be abandoned. It forces us to confront a variety of social ills, from the fracturing of families and the loneliness of cities to the toll of rising inequality. But it is also filled with unexpected moments of tenderness. In Boyle Heights, a Mexican American neighborhood not far from the glitter of Hollywood, hundreds of strangers come together each year to mourn the deaths of people they never knew. These ceremonies, springing up across the country, reaffirm our shared humanity and help mend our frayed social fabric. Beautifully crafted and profoundly empathetic, The Unclaimed urges us to expand our circle of caring—in death and in life.”

A message from the authors can be found here: https://instagram.com/p/DRuaqctEcoL

Come hang out on December 15th, at 6 pm EST at Fred & June's Denver location! Bring a drink, bring a snack, bring a friend!

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