Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman

Anansi Boys is a novel about the two sons of Anansi: Fat Charlie Nancy and Spider. Fat Charlie, who takes after his mother, has no magic, while Spider is his father's son through and through.

Fat Charlie has been living in London, where he moved with his mother, after she and his father split up. He has a job, a fiancee, and a pretty normal life, until his father's death. As the story opens, Fat Charlie doesn't know that his father is the magical, mythical Anansi, and he doesn't know that he has a brother.

Spider has been meaning to visit his brother for years, but never got around to actually doing it. When Fat Charlie attends his father's funeral, he learns about his brother and how to contact him.

The rest of the book is the story of what happens when Spider visits Fat Charlie. This is an engaging story with some very funny bits sprinkled throughout. I particularly enjoyed the bits about the lime.

Neil Gaiman is the author of the Sandman graphic novels, as well as several other novels--graphic and not.

A list of his books is available on his website:
http://www.neilgaiman.com/