Title: The Immortalists
Author: Chloe Benjamin
Genre: Fiction
1969. New York City. The four young Gold children, Varya, Daniel, Klara, and Simon, visit an old lady rumored to be psychic. After she speaks with each of the siblings in turn, they are left with the date of their impending death. Follow the children as they try to defy their foretold destinies and become a researcher, a doctor, a magician, and a dancer. Did the Romany woman have their futures pegged? Can they move out of the shadow of their own impending deaths? Check out The Immortalists to see.
I liked that I could picture the story as it took place in my mind's eye. I also found Benjamin's portrayal of a person with OCD to be very authentic. Plus, she's a local (Madison, WI) so she name drops spots around our state in the book which is cool, too.
I liked that I could picture the story as it took place in my mind's eye. I also found Benjamin's portrayal of a person with OCD to be very authentic. Plus, she's a local (Madison, WI) so she name drops spots around our state in the book which is cool, too.
- Sarah R.
