Four siblings learn their death dates from a psychic, then spend decades navigating fate, family, and the lives they choose to lead.
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Four siblings learn their death dates from a psychic, then spend decades navigating fate, family, and the lives they choose to lead.
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It's 1969 in New York City's Lower East Side, and word has spread of the arrival of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the day they will die. The Gold children -- four adolescents on the cusp of self-awareness -- sneak out to hear their fortunes. Their prophecies inform their next five decades. Golden-boy Simon escapes to the West Coast, searching for love in '80s San Francisco. Dreamy Klara becomes a Las Vegas magician, obsessed with blurring reality and ...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Explicit on-page gay male sex scenes with detailed genital descriptions
Violence & gore
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Multiple character deaths; illness and non-graphic fatal outcomes
Profanity
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Occasional strong profanity across the novel
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Gay primary character; central same-sex relationships and AIDS-era arc
Religious content
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Jewish family background; recurring faith, belief, and destiny themes
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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Psychic fortune-teller predicting death dates is the central premise
Political content
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AIDS crisis era and post-9/11 military service as recurring backdrop
Self-harm / suicide
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Suicide depicted as significant story content
Abuse & suffering
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HIV/AIDS diagnosis and related physical and emotional suffering
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