Excerpt from Ten Stories Tall.
As two New York families grieve the loss of a beloved matriarch, death takes center stage in their own daily struggles: Charlie, who refuses to treat his heart condition in spite of his girlfriend's challenges to fight; Jackie, who can't reconcile her mother's secrets with the life she lived; Alain, whose alcoholic brother lays dying in hospital - and insulting anyone within earshot; and Josephine, whose hard-earned sobriety has left her feeling simply dead. Soon, death becomes a force for startling revelations in their lives - and spurs unexpected journeys of self-discovery.