The launch party for a novel titled The Joy of Funerals calls for an interesting gift bag. So author Alix Strauss—who convinced the Frank E. Campbell funeral home to host its first promotional event—put together a "funeral survival kit," with an assortment of mourning-appropriate gear: sunglasses, tissues, eyedrops, waterproof mascara, a scented candle and even a piece of marble from a headstone company. A small bottle of Turi vodka came with a drink recipe from B. R. Guest restaurants for the "ObiTURIary," with ingredients like "cran-bury" juice and "com-passion" fruit puree. Do-it-yourselfer Strauss also wrangled free cosmetics from companies like Calvin Klein and Rimmel, and stuffed the sacks in her apartment the week before the party.
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