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Reviewed by Jamie Michele for Readers' Favorite
Igor Stefanovic’s The Seven follows Abraham Meyer, a dying widower in Jerusalem who summons his seven adult children after a chaotic birthday party aboard the family yacht. Abraham gives each child an assignment. Each must travel to a different continent and return with a sculpture that represents the purity of love. The order sounds like another command from a father used to obedience, but his illness and the hidden history behind the Meyer fortune make the request larger than an art search. The journey pushes each sibling beyond the life Abraham built, from inherited wealth into places where money cannot answer every question. As Abraham tries to guide the family from his study, his children begin learning that the right sculpture may expose more than it reveals.
Igor Stefanovic’s The Seven is brilliant literary fiction, and proves how much range a family saga can have when inheritance is measured through art. The settings are extraordinary. The author places readers right inside Legacy Station in Antarctica, where Joshua Meyer, an artist working for Abraham’s foundation, begins to see the ice as a place of color after Rebecca, the station geologist, takes him beyond the base. The best part is Isabel Meyer, the biochemist sent to Australia. I love how Lisa Liu, a marine biologist, brings Isabel into the world of belugas at the exact moment Isabel needs something larger than her lab. Stefanovic fleshes every sibling out with real presence, so the narrative feels expansive while still staying human. Well written and moving, readers who enjoy literary family sagas with international scope will adore this book. Very highly recommended.
