The Immortalists - Chloe Benjamin

nA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: nThe Washington Post, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Real Simple, Marie Claire, New York Public Library, LibraryReads, The Skimm, Lit Hub, Lit Reactor nAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER n nA captivating family saga.--The New York Times Book Review n nThis literary family saga is perfect for fans of Celeste Ng and Donna Tartt.--People Magazine (Book of the Week) n nIf you knew the date of your death, how would you live your life? n nIt's 1969 in New York City's Lower East Side, and word has spread of the arrival of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the day they will die. The Gold children--four adolescents on the cusp of self-awareness--sneak out to hear their fortunes.

n nThe prophecies inform their next five decades. Golden boy Simon escapes to the West Coast, searching for love in '80s San Francisco; dreamy Klara becomes a Las Vegas magician obsessed with blurring reality and fantasy; eldest son Daniel struggles to maintain security as an army doctor post-9/11; and bookish Varya throws herself into longevity research, where she tests the boundary between science and immortality. n nBoth a dazzling family love story and a sweeping novel of remarkable ambition and depth, The Immortalists probes the line between destiny and choice, reality and illusion, this world and the next.

It is a deeply moving testament to the power of story, the nature of belief, and the unrelenting pull of familial bonds.n