Bøger af Chloe Benjamin

Chloe Benjamins internationale bestseller følger fire søskende, der lever med en viden, de færreste har: De ved præcis, hvornår de skal dø. I 1969 flytter en synsk kvinde ind i en snusket lejlighed på Clinton Street i New Yorks Lower East Side. Man siger om hende, at hun kan forudsige alle menneskers dødsdag. Og netop det år – sommeren 1969 – virker det, som om der sker spændende ting for alle andre end de fire Gold-søskende. Folk flipper ud på Woodstock og ser Midnight Cowboy, som ingen af Gold-børnene får lov at se. De sniger sig til at møde spåkonen, og her får de ting at vide, som de er alt for unge til at rumme. Hver af dem forsynes med en profeti, der trækker dybe spor gennem deres liv og den måde, de vælger at leve det på. De udødelige er en storslået fortælling om fire søskende gennem fire årtier, men det er også en klog og varm roman om, hvordan vi lever, hvordan vi dør, og hvad vi stiller op med den tid, vi har fået til rådighed. Chloe Benjamin er født og opvokset i San Francisco og uddannet i moderne litteratur ved University of Wisconsin. Det tog hende fem år at skrive De udødelige, som er hendes anden roman. Den blev en såkaldt Instant New York Times Bestseller og sikrede hende hendes internationale gennembrud. Benjamin bor i Madison, Wisconsin, sammen med sin mand, og hun arbejder nu på sin tredje roman.

If you knew the date you were going to die, then how would you live your life? Do not miss this New York Times bestselling, critically acclaimed novel.

Discover the award-winning debut novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Immortalists, a “majestic collision of sci-fi thriller and love story” (Bustle) about a young woman struggling with questions of love, trust, and ethics as the line between dreams and reality dangerously blurs. When Sylvie Patterson, a bookish student at a Northern California boarding school, falls in love with a spirited, elusive classmate named Gabe, they embark on an experiment that changes their lives. Their headmaster, Dr. Adrian Keller, is a charismatic medical researcher who has staked his career on the therapeutic potential of lucid dreaming: by teaching his patients to become conscious during sleep, he believes he can relieve stress and trauma. Over the next six years, Sylvie and Gabe become consumed by Keller’s work, following him across the country. But when an opportunity brings the trio to the Midwest, Sylvie and Gabe stumble into a tangled relationship with their mysterious neighbors—and Sylvie begins to doubt the ethics of Keller’s research. As she navigates the hazy, permeable boundaries between what is real and what isn’t, who can be trusted and who cannot, Sylvie also faces surprising developments in herself—an unexpected infatuation, growing paranoia, and a new sense of rebellion. With stirring, elegant prose, “Chloe Benjamin has crafted an eerie, compelling first novel which, like the lingering effects of a vivid dream, resonates long past its finish” (Karen Brown, The Longings of Wayward Girls).

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 ReactorAN INSTANTNEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER';A captivating family saga.'TheNew 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 Gold childrenfour adolescents on the cusp of self-awarenesssneak 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.

The compelling first novel from the New York Times bestselling author of THE IMMORTALISTS