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Title: A Reunion of Ghosts
Author: Judith Claire Mitchell
Narrator: Kirsten Potter, William Charlton
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
Language: English
Release date: 03-24-15
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Genres: Fiction, Literary
Publisher's Summary:
How do three sisters write a single suicide note? This is the riddle the Alter sisters - Lady, Vee, and Delph - pose at the outset of this darkly funny novel as they finalize their plans to end their lives collectively on New Year's Eve 1999.
Their reasons are not theirs alone, and they prove that the sins of the father are indeed visited upon the children, even to the third and fourth generations. The Jewish Alter family has been haunted by suicide ever since the sisters' great-grandfather, the Nobel Prize-winning chemist Lenz Alter, developed the first poison gas used in warfare and also the lethal agent used in the gas chambers of the Third Reich. Lenz and his wife, Iris; their son, Richard; and his children, Rose, Violet, and Dahlie, all took their own lives.
Now Dahlie's children are the only ones remaining. Lady, Vee, and Delph love one another fiercely and protect one another from the shadows of the past through a shared sense of dark, deeply brilliant humour. As they gather in the Upper West Side apartment in which they were raised to close the circle of the Alter curse, an epic and achingly human tale - inspired in part by the true story of Fritz Haber, Nobel Prize winner and inventor of mustard gas - unfolds. Part wry memoir, part unflinching eulogy for those who have gone before, this is an intensely personal but profound commentary on the events of the 20th century. As one of the characters remarks, "Too bad Lenz Alter didn't invent Prozac instead of chlorine gas; that probably would have saved them all."
Judith Claire Mitchell's epic narrative captures three unforgettable characters - and their haunted family - within one brutally witty, achingly human voice.
Members Reviews:
Cannot recommend
Depressing -- dreary writing too -- author tries to be clever but fails on many levels to amuse the reader. Nothing redeeming except some Einstein stuff and the invention of chemical fertilizer. But the present day story is very drawn out for much ado about nothing.
Unexpected and Very Good!
I don't believe in reviews that give away plots. So I will be brief. A Reunion of Ghosts is a powerful storyof 5 generations stretching from the late 1890's to the present. Starting in Germany, ending in New York. The story starts and ends with 3 sisters in the last generation. They are extremely close and how that plays out is fascinating. This book was much more than I expected. The author's use of humor to cover tough life situations is amazing. Don't miss this one!
Witty and clever
A story told from a very unique perspective - a collective suicide note that recounts the history of a family. I loved the characters in this book, and the humor was dry, unexpected, and extremely witty. I have already highly recommended this book to friends and family.
READ IT
This book was amazing. I usually read several books at the same time but I couldn't put this one down. The characters were so well drawn, I couldn't get enough of their story. At the end, I was sad to say goodbye to my new friends.
Interesting premise
I truly enjoyed this book. The family history going back three generations was interesting and added a lot to the story. The three sisters were fleshed out well and the story was believable, even with the twists and turns it took.