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The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Washington Post * NPR * Entertainment Weekly * Real Simple * Marie Claire * New York Public Library * LibraryReads * The Skimm * Lit Hub * Lit ReactorAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"A captivating family saga."--The New York Times Book Review
"This literary family saga is perfect for fans of Celeste Ng and Donna Tartt."--People Magazine (Book of the Week)
If you knew the date of your death, how would you live your life?
It'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.
The 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 seeks 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.
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.
The Immortalists, a New York Times bestseller, and The Anatomy of Dreams are written by Chloe Benjamin. The Immortalists was designated a best book of 2018 by NPR, The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, and others, and was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Authors selection, LibraryReads choice, and #1 Indie Next pick. The Edna Ferber Fiction Book Award was given to The Anatomy of Dreams, and it was on the longlist for the 2014 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. Chloe is a Vassar College and M.F.A. graduate who hails from San Francisco, California. At the University of Wisconsin, she majored in fiction.
Almost thirty languages have been used to translate her work. She and her spouse live in Madison, Wisconsin.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780735215092 |
| ISBN 10 | 073521509X |
| Title | The Immortalists |
| Author | Chloe Benjamin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2019-02-05 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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