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Bury My Heart in Bermondsey is Barry's eye-opening account of the astonishing variety of work his firm undertakes, including the repatriation of bodies from the World Trade Centre and the Iraq War, the typical 'cockney funeral' and the horrors of the 'night shift'!","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49509431542033,"sku":"GOR001364954","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49653729198353,"sku":"GOR001556603","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0340862912.jpg?v=1751434537"},{"product_id":"don-t-drop-the-coffin-book-barry-albin-dyer-9780340786642","title":"Don't Drop the Coffin!","description":"Don't Drop the Coffini tells the story of Barry Albin-Dyer, who runs one of the UK's oldest family firms of funeral directors, in Rotherhithe, South London. 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