![]() Who can’t fall for this story of an elderly man reminiscing about his life as the vet on a travelling circus? The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay - Michael Chabon I was completely swept away by her work in The Immortalists, at one point even missing my subway stop because I was so engrossed in reading it. As their lives play out over the next five decades, the children wrestle with the twin flames of choice and destiny: Simon looks for love in ‘80s San Francisco Klara decamps to Vegas to become a magician Daniel ventures into the world of medicine as an army doctor and Varya becomes a researcher, probing the boundary between science and immortality.īenjamin’s writing is stunning and intelligent and she possesses this rare ability to weave in so many seemingly disparate elements into a complex and beautiful novel. ![]() It’s 1969 in New York’s Lower East Side and the four kids have just had their fortunes told by a traveling psychic. This is the premise behind Benjamin’s brilliant novel, a tale of the Gold children (Simon, Klara, Daniel and Varya). ![]() ![]() ![]() If you knew the date of your death, how would you live your life? ![]()
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