The Sunday Story: A Life Worthy of Whalefall

What does it mean to live a life worthy of those we leave behind? On this episode of <em>The Sunday Story</em>, Ayesha Rascoe explores the idea with author Daniel Kraus. Kraus' latest novel is <em>Whalefall</em>. It tells the story of Jay Gardiner, a troubled young man burdened by guilt after the death of his estranged father. <br><br>Jay hopes to redeem himself by diving to recover his father's remains in the ocean off the California coast; instead he is swallowed whole by a whale. It is in the whale's dark belly that Jay finally begins to reconcile with his father and understand the lessons he'd been trying to pass on. The book is not just a page-turning thriller but a deep meditation on fathers, sons and loss.