The Undertaker is Laura Del Gaudio's lively story of learning the
family business from under the kitchen table as a child. It is how she
learned empathy in the face of unspeakable traumas while understanding
the impact of trauma herself. Licensed at the age of 21, she became the
3rd generation in the family business which was located at the foot of
the Brooklyn Bridge. Laura Del Gaudio has written a one-of-a-kind book,
like the author herself who is authentic, a New York character as any.
It is a toss up between "6 Feet Under" meets "A Bronx Tale" and The
"Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade" meets "A Walker in the
City."
The Undertaker is a story about suffering, and also about family,
community, healing, triumph and what it means to be loyal. The
Undertaker is not only by a woman-for-women, but for those who want to
better understand what it means to be a woman in a world where the
future is female.