AM Page Turners: The Immortalists In-Person
Join us for a discussion of The Immortalists (2018, Magical Realism) by Chloe Benjamin (346 pgs, 3.7/5 stars on Goodreads).
A Goodreads Choice Award nominee for Readers' Favorite Historical Fiction (2018)
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.
Copies of the book will be distributed at the previous meeting and, afterward, are available by visiting the front desk at either Centerville or Woodbourne Library. The title is available in Regular Print, Large Print, CD Book, eBook, and eAudiobook. No registration is necessary, but participants are encouraged to read the book prior to attending the discussion.
- Date:
- Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- Time:
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Woodbourne Community Room - East Half, Woodbourne Community Room - West Half
- Building:
- Woodbourne Library
- Audience:
- Adults Seniors
- Categories:
- Stats: Ages (Adults) Book Discussions General Programs
