Missionary Heroes in Asia: True Stories of the Intrepid Bravery and Stirring Adventures of Missionaries with Uncivilized Man, Wild Beasts and the Forces of Nature (1908)

Macbeth Williams is not just your average twenty-something. After losing his older brother in a freak accident, Mac discovers that death isnat as final as he thought. On top of dealing with all of lifeas usual difficultiesaa denial-ridden and domineering mother, a need to pay the rent somehow, and an over-developed fondness for vodka and cigarettesaMac is saddled with the unwelcome and unbelievable burden of his brotheras voice from beyond the grave. As Macbeth faces conventional definitions of sanity and a metaphysical obligation that defies any kind of definition at all, with his brother chipping in his two centsa worth at every opportunity, Mac attempts to form attachments in a world to which heas not certain he belongs. Along the way, he discovers that the answers to lifeas big questions are often found in the least likely places and with the least likely people.