Would you believe me if I told you when people die, they all become Amelia Earhart?

Cora and David have a problem: Their sister, Katie, is dead. Also, her apartment is a mess. Cora wants to keep everything. David wants to throw it all out. Amelia Earhart wants to sing Madonna, talk marine biology, and get in everybody's business.

Tender and absurd, In Absentia dives into how grief brings out our worst and best selves, why death necessitates mythology, and what on earth to do with that hideous lamp.