Book guide
The Eighth Life
A cursed chocolate recipe threads through a Georgian family’s century of love, war and survival.
GenresHistoricalLiterary
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalPolitical intrigueHistoricalWar storyHistoricalFamily sagaLiteraryFamily sagaLiteraryIntergenerational traumaLiterarySocial commentary
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About The Eighth Life
Beginning on the edge of the Russian Empire, this multigenerational saga follows the Jashi family across the twentieth century, from the Russian Revolution through war, loss, exile and longing. Passed-down hot chocolate becomes a symbol of temptation, inheritance and the bitter cost of history.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Extreme
- Pacing
- Fast
Content warnings
- rape
- domestic abuse
- forced abortion
- torture
- sexual assault
- violence
- war
- death
- suicide
- addiction
- child death
- miscarriage
- police brutality
- homophobia
- sexual content
