Julian M. Watson was raised in a Cambridgeshire village and moved to Hampshire at 11 years of age. After leaving school he worked various jobs, computing, engineering at sea and on land, generally earning good money and having fun until his father decided that he should get a “steady” job. So he took on the job as rookie undertaker earning less than a quarter of his previous pay.
In the engrossing memoir So Far So What!, Julian M. Watson takes readers on an unforgettable journey into the world of funeral directing, offering a candid and often humorous look at his experiences from 1976 to 1988. From his hesitant beginnings as a 26-year-old thrust into the family business to ...