**WINNER OF THE SCOTTISH NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2021**
**A FINANCIAL TIMES, I PAPER AND STYLIST BOOK OF THE YEAR**
''In his absorbing book about the lost and the gone, Peter Ross takes us from Flanders Fields to Milltown to Kensal Green, to melancholy islands and surprisingly lively ossuaries . . . a considered and moving book on the timely subject of how the dead are remembered, and how they go on working below the surface of our lives.'' - Hilary Mantel
''Ross is a wonderfully evocative writer, deftly capturing a sense of place and history, while bringing a deep humanity to his subject. He has written a delightful book.'' - The Guardian
''The pages burst with life and anecdote while also examining our relationship with remembrance.'' - Financial Times (best travel books of 2020)
''Among the year''s most surprising "sleeper" successes is A Tomb with a View. In a year with so mu