When Adela discovers she has a terminal illness, jej thoughts turn to Tereza, the American-raised daughter she gave up at birth. Leaving beh moody, grown son, rímsky v ich rodnej slovenské dediny, s lietať do USA, aby sa long-lost daughter ktorý never knew hier. V New Yorku, Tereza sa pracuje ako hviezda researcher pre dvoch suspicious biotech moguls hellbent na rozvoj a 'god pill' to extend ľudského života indefinitely. Alebo pred Teréza môže find a cura pre Adela, jej mother dies mysteriously. Narrated from the beyond by Adela, a Brief History of Living Foreveris a high-wire act of storytelling. By turns insightful, moving a funny, novín blends an immigrant matka s heartbreaking journey cez americký snah s jej dieťaťom quest k reclaim hier z krajiny, ktorá by mala byť jeden záznam z jej existencie.