It is a deeply moving testament to the power of story, the nature of belief, and the unrelenting pull of familial bonds. 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. The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin - 9780735215092 Categories: Contemporary Fiction 7 off Share The Immortalists 3.71 (193,847 ratings by Goodreads) Paperback English By (author) Chloe Benjamin US14.78 US16.00 You save US1.22 Also available in Hardback US23.91 Free delivery worldwide Available. They decide to visit the woman, and each of them is given a different date of death.

The novel takes place in very different settings - 1960s New York City, the San Francisco dance scene, glitzy Las Vegas hotels. The story is set in the summer of 1969 in New York City and follows the Gold siblings - Varya, Daniel, Klara, and Simon, who become curious after hearing of a mystic woman who can predict the date of anyones death. Do you believe that the siblings’ fate was preordained Why or why not 2. 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. THE IMMORTALISTS explores the degree to which we shape our own destinies.

The prophecies inform their next five decades. The underlying premise of Chloe Benjamins second book is centered on four siblings who forever alter their destiny on one fateful day in 1969 and how, after learning the supposed dates of each. The Gold children-four adolescents on the cusp of self-awareness-sneak out to hear their fortunes. 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 Reactor AN 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 immortalists by chloe benjamin