Description
When Adela discovers she has a terminal illness, her thoughts turn to Tereza, the American-raised daughter she gave up at birth. Leaving behind her moody, grown son, Roman, in their native Czech village, she flies to the United States to find the long-lost daughter who never knew her. In New York City, Tereza works as the star researcher for two suspicious biotech moguls determined to develop a “god pill” capable of extending human life indefinitely. But before Tereza can find a cure for Adela, her mother dies mysteriously. Narrated from beyond the grave by Adela, A Brief History of Living Forever is a high-wire act of storytelling. By turns insightful, moving and funny, the novel blends an immigrant mother’s heartbreaking journey through the American dream with her children’s quest to reclaim her from a country that would erase any record of her existence.
Information
Author: Kalfar Jaroslav
Language: English
Publication date: August 4, 2022
Manufacturer: Bohemian Ventures, spol. s r.o.
Genres: English literature, Books, Foreign language books, Czech fiction in english, Czech authors in english
Type: Paperback book
Pages: 400
ISBN/EAN: 9781529368796