Many thanks to NetGalley, GP Putnam's Sons, and Chloe Benjamin for the opportunity to read and review this debut novel - outstanding!
The premise of this novel is so intriguing. The 4 Gold siblings, Daniel, Varya, Karla and Simon, are growing up in NYC in the late 1960s. Rumor spreads about a psychic who can tell you the date that you will die. Intrigued, Daniel convinces his siblings to visit her. One by one, they go into the room where the psychic tells them this information. Shocked afterwards, most of the siblings keep the information to themselves. But how does this information affect you? Even if it's not true, how does it change the way you live your life? The book follows the siblings over the next 5 decades.
At the heart of this novel is the bond between these siblings, which is sometimes overshadowed by anger and regret, as well as the responsibility to their parents.
A warning to those who would be offended by descriptions of gay sex, but otherwise this book drew me in and wouldn't let me go until the last page was turned. It's a step back in time too, watching the siblings interact in the past.
Highly recommended!
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