Understand cross-cultural experiences of death

Dying to Meet You

Confessions of a Funeral Director

by Angjolie Mei (Author)

Navigate death and grieving with greater openness, honesty, and preparation thanks to the supportive expertise of Singapore’s leading “life celebrant.” Growing up with a hardworking undertaker father known as the Coffin King, death was the family business for Angjolie Mei—but that didn’t make it any easier to understand, or grief any easier to feel. When her father died unexpectedly, leaving debts but no end of life instructions, Mei found herself taking up his funeral director business, not only to provide for her family, but to help others see death as an opportunity for dignity and celebration. “A funeral,” she writes, “is life’s graduation ceremony,” and we should honor it and plan for it accordingly.

SUBJECT: Microcosm Published / Witchy / Macabre / Adulting

PUBLICATION: Sep 2, 2025

PRICE: $19.99

ISBN: 9781648414381

FORMAT: 192 pages, 5x7", paper over boards

WHOLESALE: $11.99

CARTON QTY: 40

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A poignant look at one of life's most taboo subjects through the eyes of a funeral industry insider
A growing and trending movement known as "death positivity" seeks to change the narrative of death being morbid or taboo by encouraging open and transparent discussions and acceptance of mortality, and embracing death as a natural part of life

Angjolie Mei is one of a handful of women in Singapore's funeral industry. She is the daughter of the late Ang Yew Seng, a pioneer who was known by some as Singapore's "coffin samaritan" as he often donated coffins and provided funeral services for free to the needy and those without next-of-kin.

She is the founder of The Life Celebrant (TLC) 心篇章, a funeral-services company, an entrepreneur, and a certified Funeral Celebrant who published an autobiography titled Dying To Meet You: Confessions Of A Funeral Director in 2017. A woman of many talents, she also hosts seminars, talks, and workshops regularly.

In 2021, she launched, "Dying To Meet You," an inspirational podcast series where successful people who on the surface seems to have got it all under control, share their darkest moments when they struggled in silence.

A small, innovative publishing house, Microcosm Publishing specializes in work designed to make the reader feel good about being alive, take an active role in bettering their life, and impact the world around them. Microcosm has developed a reputation for teaching self-empowerment, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, politics, and art. Our books are printed in the USA.