Books on Tap: "The Immortalists"
Join us for a cocktail and book discussion.
Newcomers are always welcome!
We meet in person on the third Monday of each month except on those Mondays that we are closed because of a holiday, in which case we meet on the fourth Monday of the month.
Meeting Location: Palette 22 in The Village at Shirlington
Our January book selection is "The Imortalists" by Chloe Benjamin
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.
Registration is required. Attendance is limited to 15 people.
Please call 703-228-0332 for more information.
- Date:
- Monday, January 31, 2022
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 8:30pm
- Library:
- *Off-Site
- Audience:
- Good for Adults Age 55+
- Categories:
- Book Discussion
- Calendar:
- Arlington Public Library