Eternal Life: A Novel [Hardcover]

Thequestion at the heart of this wise and appealing novel is finally not howRachel finds meaning in her eternal life. It is how we, despite our portions ofsorrow, tedium and disaster, persist in finding meaning in ours.I have been in love with Horns work since her first gorgeous novel,Rachel speaks withthe wisdom of the ancients when she observes that immortality offers noconsolation for the death of others. Not dying doesnt make it better, shesays of all that sorrow. It only makes it take longer.To an extent, its the humor (and horror) of infinite diaper changes that drives this masterful page-turner. However,As a philosophical novel,Horn does not hedgeher bets, whipping up a Jewish telenovela of ancient-world drama andpresent-day complications. Itll put you off immortality for good.Most of us have haddays where we question if existence is worth it; some of us have experienced anold flame that just wont go out. In this hilarious and haunting story, Rachel,a mere 2,000 years old, has experienced both.The chilling pathos of Dara HornsInAn elegant musing on sacredness, history, and purpose that is, at the same time, a deliciously romantic, highly suspenseful page-turner.A