The Swansong of Wilber Mccrum

Wilbur McCrum is not a lucky man. Actually, he's not lucky, period - a fact that becomes obvious from the moment of his birth as it coincides with his sister's death. And as Wilbur grows, he loses his father, and is abandoned - by his mother. This novel, set in gold-rush-era America, tells the story of an unlikely and largely unlucky life.