Cemetery Tour: A Walk Through the Old Yard by Stuart Ledwith – Review by Roxsanne Lesieur

Cemetery Tour: A Walk Through the Old Yard by Stuart Ledwith
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is another book by Dr Stuart Ledwith, but is a more lighthearted one which tells the stories of the souls of those buried within the Old Yard in the Riverside Cemetery where the founders of the town he lives in and the cemetery he plans to be buried in with his wife, Baldwinsville, New York, it is a break from his more serious novels, but it is an illuminating look into lives past and the history of the area as told by the ones who created that history.

Dr Stu (as the soul’s call him) encountered these souls as he wandered through the cemetery over the course of 2020 when he went out for some daily exercise, weather and health permitting. He tells their stories in such a way that you can picture the person as you read them, they are from all walks of life and are all ages, genders and races, although some of it you don’t find out until you are deep within their stories, Dr Stu also includes his own story in there and it is a lovely insight into him as a person as well as an author.

This book is a wonderful read to anyone who is interested in history, biographies and people in general, it is an emotional rollercoaster though, so prepare yourself for what it has in store for you, but go in with an open mind and you will enjoy it even more.

Reviewed by @roxsannel

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