The Other Joseph

In the tradition of Russell Banks and Jim Harrison, a masterful depiction of a life driven off the rails by tragedy and sin—a man now summoned by the legacy of a beloved, lost brother to embark on a journey in search of understanding, happiness, and redemption.

Roy Joseph’s life has not been an easy one. Haunted by the disappearance of his older brother, Tommy, in the first Gulf War, the tragic deaths of his parents, and the felony conviction that has branded him, he has labored in lonesome exile for a decade, moving between oilrigs off the coast of Louisiana and an Airstream trailer he shares with his dog.

Then, on the cusp of his thirtieth birthday, Roy is contacted by a San Francisco teenager claiming to be his lost brother’s biological daughter. Yearning for connection, and the possibility of family, Roy embarks on a journey across America—encountering complications, distractions, and dangers at almost every turn. A former Navy SEAL who might know what happened to Tommy. Roy’s own troubled memories and history. A potential Russian bride. The ever-watchful eyes of the law.

The Other Joseph is a spellbinding, explosive tale of a man nearly defeated by life given one last chance at redemption—one last shot to find meaning and alter the course of his heartbreaking, solitary existence.