Dennis Barlow, a young poet, is an embarrassment to the British community in post-war Hollywood because of his occupation as assistant at the Happier Hunting Ground - a pets' cemetery At the unforgettable Whispering Glades Memorial Park, he meets and falls for the lovely Aimee, beloved also of the Chief Embalmer, Mr Joyboy A satirical love story on which to hang a jaunt through the splendid elaboration of Southern Califonia's funeral customs