When Allen Levi’s brother Gary was diagnosed with inoperablebrain cancer, neither realized they were about to embark onthe best year of their lives. More than mere brothers, Allen andGary were best friends, life-long bachelors, one a lawyer turnedsinger-songwriter, the other aglobe-trotting missions worker.Their relationship was one of rareand powerful beauty, and in thisrich memoir, Levi captures thesmall yet telling details of a lifelived to the fullest—right up tothe finish line. Like Sheldon Vanauken’sA SevereMercy,The Last Sweet Milegives us a tale of both great loss and enduring faith, demonstrating that love is a refining fire, brotherhood a holy gift, and death itself a doorway to a wedding feast.The Last Sweet Mileis not only a testament to the life of Gary Levi, it is a testament to the hope that shaped and sustained him.