Laughing At Death

A debut novel perfect for fans of Jonathan Tropper, Dave Eggers, and Joshua Ferris. Being an obituary writer is hard work. To succeed, the job requires a certain combination of courage and grace. Gabe Gilfeather has neither. After a humbling divorce and a string of career failures, Gabe finds himself writing about the dead for a newspaper in Florida. It's a grim way to make a living, but he has a young daughter to support and plenty of creative dreams to pursue. One morning in 2008, Gabe awakes