Many years have passed since Oliver Levin, a bestselling mystery writer and lifelong sufferer of blocked emotions, has thought about his parents or his wife, who vanished a decade ago. Now, after years of literary success, he finds himself unable to write. The only person aware of his struggles is his teenage daughter, Ariel, who longs for the grandparents she never knew and the mother she lost. An amateur kabbalist and a budding klezmer violinist, Ariel decides to rescue her father from his emotional turmoil by summoning his deceased parents, Rose and Lothar. Inspired by the Golem of Prague legend, she resurrects them as rescue beings, but they return as ghosts with their own agenda, accompanied by six famous writers, all Holocaust survivors and suicide victims. Together, they embark on a surreal journey through Manhattan, confronting the complex legacy of the Holocaust. This novel blends ghostly elements with mystery, offering profound insights into the relationship between art and atrocity, the artist's struggle with madness, and the responsibilities tied to history. It poignantly explores a child's desire to save her father and a writer's quest for self-understanding, ultimately addressing haunting questions about memory and liberation.
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