Die Unsterblichen. (1975)

Kindhearted ten-year-old Winnie Foster gets caught up with the Tuck family and their secret. Winnie can hardly believe their story, yet when it leads to tragedy, she comes to their aid in a surprising way. The story seems too dark for its intended audience since Winnie witnesses a murder and helps the murderer escape from jail. Yet is it any darker than the fairy tales I loved as a child? ( )

This is a children's fiction on how a little girl stumbled upon a family of four who are immortal. The family became immortal after drinking water from a magical fountain. Details of how the fountain works is of little importance in this story. The point the author is trying to make is how unhappy the family is with their immortality, and how death, though seemingly horrible, is actually the natural and desirable ending for all human beings. At the end of the story the girl, invited to receive immortality herself and marry one of the immortal family members, ignored the invitation and chose to live and die as a mortal instead. I wonder why she made this choice (the book doesn't say....). She seemed to really like the guy who proposed to her. Why leave him living forever all by himself then? I guess the author is trying to make her point that death is indeed a more desirable end. ( )

This book is my childhood (I literally love it so much, definitely a must-read before you die!) ( )

I got this book at a book sale after I saw a review about it on Youtube.
Winnie lives a fairly mundane existance until one day she stumbles upon Jesse Tuck & learns the family secret. The Tucks will never age or die due to drinking from a spring they've diligently kept a secret for over a century because they know what harm & chaos it would cause if the world came to know of it. But now they need to take serious measures to make sure it stays a secret.
This is a lovely little quick read full of whimsy & wonder. A great book for those days when you're just not feeling productive. This book will perk you up in no time!

This classic novel is about a young girl, Winnie Foster, who stumbles upon a family's stunning secret. After meeting the Tuck family, she learns of the spring's power to give people immortality, and must make a difficult choice. The reader is forced to consider one of the biggest of life's questions. ( )