Eternal Life

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Rachel is a woman with a problem she can t die Her recent troubles widowhood, a failing business, an unemployed middle aged son are only the latest in a litany spanning dozens of countries, scores of marriages, and hundreds of children In the 2,000 years since she made a spiritual bargain to save the life of her first son back in Roman occupied Jerusalem, she s tried everything to free herself, and only one other person in the world understands a man she once loved passionately, who has been stalking her through the centuries, convinced they belong together forever.But as the twenty first century begins and her children and grandchildren consumed with immortality in their own ways, from the frontiers of digital currency to genetic engineering develop new technologies that could change her fate and theirs, Rachel knows she must find a way out.Gripping, hilarious, and profoundly moving, Eternal Life celebrates the bonds between generations, the power of faith, the purpose of death, and the reasons for being alive. Best Download [ Eternal Life ] Author [ Dara Horn ] – kino-fada.fr Audiobook..read by Elizabeth Rogers The narrator is excellent and this book is extraordinary Beautiful writing totally fascinating The only way this will end is if I die Rachel Azaria can t die We take a two thousand year voyage with Rachel she gives up her death in order to save her first son Rachel made a vow to save her child in the Holy Temple of Jerusalem and now that she has lived FOR 2000 YEARS, she has buried thousands of children, grandchildren, and husbands She wants Audiobook..read by Elizabeth Rogers The narrator is excellent and this book is extraordinary Beautiful writing totally fascinating The only way this will end is if I die Rachel Azaria can t die We take a two thousand year voyage with Rachel she gives up her death in order to save her first son Rachel made a vow to save her child in the Holy Temple of Jerusalem and now that she has lived FOR 2000 YEARS, she has buried thousands of children, grandchildren, and husbands She wants it to finally end Living has become a curse She repeats my problem is I can t die What reasons are there for being alive This isn t a long book but it s very original thought provoking fil...I wish I were in a book club specifically to talk about this book. Eternal Life had such a fascinating premise a young woman named Rachel makes an eternal bond with her baby daddy, Elazar, to save their only son by forfeiting their deaths so their child may live As a result, Rachel and Elazar can never die Great idea, right I was expecting, ohI don t know old world magic, immortality, recaps of the amazing and adventurous lives Rachel has lived to tell.But that wasn t it at allSpoilers ahead When we meet Rachel 2,000 years later, she is in the p Eternal Life had such a fascinating premise a young woman named Rachel makes an eternal bond with her baby daddy, Elazar, to save their only son by forfeiting their deaths so their child may live As a result, Rachel and Elazar can never die Great idea, right I was expecting, ohI don t know old world magic, immortality, recaps of the amazing and adventurous lives Rachel has lived to tell.But that wasn t it at allSpoilers ahead When we meet Rachel 2,000 years later, she is in the process of leaving her current fa...I very rarely write reviews on GR any, but this book struck me in such a way that it felt strangely familiar yet very new Maybe because of the Jewish history woven throughout the book, maybe because of the themes of death and rebirth and parenting that seem to be so prevalent in my life lately I don t know But I didn t want it to end I wanted to hear all of Rachel s stories, all about all of her children, and what lies in store for her I haven t read a book like this in a while, and I a I very rarely write reviews on GR any, but this book struck me in such a way that it felt strangely familiar yet very new Maybe because of the Jewish history woven throughout the book, mayb...Everything and everyone blew through the world, leaves carried on wind.When you live like we do, everything seems connected to everything else, everything reminds you of something As this novel gets underway, we re given to understand that there s something unusual about the protagonist, Rachel, a great grandmother at 84 years old, something fantastical about her relationship to life and death That much we know from the title and from reviews we may have read But just what s going on and wh Everything and everyone blew through the world, leaves carried on wind.When you live like we do, everything seems connected to everything else, everything reminds you of something As this novel gets underway, we re given to understand that there s something unusual about the protagonist, Rachel, a great grandmother at 84 years old, something fantastical about her relationship to life and death That much we know from the title and from reviews we may have read But just what s going on and why takes a little while to emerge And that s about all I want to say about the plot, so as not to spoil ...Eternal Life, by Dara Horn, Jan 2018Horn s latest novel, Eternal Life, follows Rachel, daughter of Azaria, through2,000 years of her many lives Teenage Rachel and her true love, Elazar make a sacred vow to save the life of their first born son, Yochaman, and in doing so, sacrifice their own death for him Eternal life for Rachel comes with a very high price, and the suffering of losing her children and loved ones over and over again is almostthan she can bear This is a powerful bo Eternal Life, by Dara Horn, Jan 2018Horn s latest novel, Eternal Life, follows Rachel, daughter of Azaria, through2,000 years of her many lives Teenage Rachel and her true love, Elazar make a sacred vow to save the life of their first born son, Yochaman, and in doing so, sacrifice their own death for him Eternal life for Rachel comes with a very high price, and the suffering of losing her children and loved ones over and over again is almost...UPDATE 3 1 LOOK YOU JUST NEED TO READ THIS BOOK I continue to be obsessed with this perfect book I ve already purchased it for three people I only purchase books for other people if the book IS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT IN EVERY WAY UPDATE 2 27 Fuller review to come shortly, keeping mid range review below For now, I need to report that I m having a full on love affair with this book I m so obsessed with it Was going to lend it to a friend when done, but I have now underlined things and fol UPDATE 3 1 LOOK YOU JUST NEED TO READ THIS BOOK I continue to be obsessed with this perfect book I ve already purchased it for three people I only purchase books for other people if the book IS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT IN EVERY WAY UPDATE 2 27 Fuller review to come shortly, keeping mid range review below For now, I need to report that I m having a full on love affair with this book I m so obsessed with it Was going to lend it to a friend when done, but I have now underlined things and folded too many pages to indicate passages I m in love with I choose...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here More like 2.5 stars I read some of this book in February, and read the rest after a long gap, but it s not really why I didn t like the book My problem is pretty much the same one I have when I read any other book which has a centuries old protagonist, they seem about as old mentally as whatever they appear to be.Rachel here, exchanged her mortality so she could save her dying son in ancient Jerusalem So did her son s father, who was not her husband She doesn t particularly realize that she More like 2.5 stars I read some of this book in February, and read the rest after a long gap, but it s not really why I didn t like the book My problem is pretty much the same one I have when I read any other book which has a centuries old protagonist, they seem about as old mentally as whatever they appear to be.Rachel here, exchanged her mortality so she could save her dying son in ancient Jerusalem So did her son s father, who was not her husband She doesn t particularly realize that she can t die, until she faces a fatal accident and doesn t die She just resurrects as a fresh faced eighteen year old, and continues with her life By the time we meet her, we re in contemporary United States We re teased with some momentousness back in the days, but beyond a line or two, the exciting ti...Disclosure I received this book for free from GoodreadsSo, first things first, the cover illustration on the edition I received was just fantastic It definitely would have made me pause if I d been out browsing I d for sure have stopped and picked it up to see what it was about, so kudos on that Sadly, that s pretty much where the fun ends I was disappointed by this, b c it was a great idea Living forever without a being a vampire, well that s interesting enough The story s Disclosure I received this book for free from GoodreadsSo, first things first, the cover illustration on the edition I received was just fantastic It de...Oftentimes love is forbidden, which makes it evendangerous This is the story of Rachel, a young woman living in Roman occupied Jerusalem who made a disastrous and foolish oath to a temple priest in order to save the life of her child The price is that neither she, nor the baby s father can ever die Ever She rears families, only to suffer as she witnesses them grow old and die, make stupid decisions and worse, be a fool Yes, she grows old but she always comes back as the 18 year old wo Oftentimes love is forbidden, which makes it e...

Eternal Life
  • 07 May 2017
  • Paperback
  • 256 pages
  • 0393356566
  • Dara Horn
  • Eternal Life