# A Brief History of Living Forever

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- Authors: [Jaroslav Kalfar](https://www.bookquiver.com/jaroslav-kalfar)
- Publisher: sceptre
- Medium: audio
- ISBN: 978-13-9970-571-4
- Published: 2023-03-28
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Audiobook

## Description

An audacious novel set in near-future America, from the critically-acclaimed author of SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA. 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 is working as the star researcher for two suspicious biotech moguls hellbent on developing a 'god pill' to extend human life indefinitely. But before Tereza can find a cure for Adela, her mother dies mysteriously. Narrated from the beyond 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. (P) 2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited