I love cemeteries. They are wonderful destinations of introspection and peace. I, like the author, enjoy rambling clusters of monument and headstones. Flat, manicured graves don't have the same character and as such, hold no appeal.
In the same way, I enjoy reading books that allow the reader to transport themselves into whatever destination is being recounted. The author gives such descriptions in "Wish You Were Here" that the reader has no trouble visualizing each place traveled. Each location has a different feel and the author conveys that perfectly. Not only do you get a full rendition of landscape, you also get a peek into the history of each venue.
Wish You Were Here: Adventures in Cemetery Travel is just that; An invitation to walk the same paths with the author as your guide and lose yourself in some very memorable essays on the places where the living and the dead converse, and no one gets out alive.