What would you do if you new the exact day you were going to die?
This book examines the age-old question of what would you do if you knew when you were going to die?
We start by following four siblings to the local gypsy fortune-teller who tells them each, individually, when they are going to die. We then follow each sibling in turn as they go about their lives. The youngest, Simon, is a gay man who moves to San Francisco in the 1990s and contracts AIDS. The next sibling, Klara, moved to San Francisco with Simon and became a magician. The oldest brother, Daniel, is a doctor, and the oldest sister, Varya, is a scientist researching longevity.
It started off with a whimsical feel - four children on a secret trip to see a gypsy - but quickly turned into a dark, gritty look at hope, loss, and family. We never truly know whether the gypsy's magic was real or if the siblings own obsession with the fortune drove them to their ultimate fates.
We start by following four siblings to the local gypsy fortune-teller who tells them each, individually, when they are going to die. We then follow each sibling in turn as they go about their lives. The youngest, Simon, is a gay man who moves to San Francisco in the 1990s and contracts AIDS. The next sibling, Klara, moved to San Francisco with Simon and became a magician. The oldest brother, Daniel, is a doctor, and the oldest sister, Varya, is a scientist researching longevity.
It started off with a whimsical feel - four children on a secret trip to see a gypsy - but quickly turned into a dark, gritty look at hope, loss, and family. We never truly know whether the gypsy's magic was real or if the siblings own obsession with the fortune drove them to their ultimate fates.