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[An] ingeniously constructed literary thriller. Minneapolis Star Tribune [An] elegant, hypnotic novel. . . . An elegy for lost and perhaps only imagined innocence. The Washington Post Compelling. . . . Perhaps all novelists can be said to wrestle with morality; Mandel seems to wrestle with it at greater length and in greater depth than most. . . .First-rate fiction. Dallas Morning News A novel noir that wears its influences proudly on the beige sleeve of its trench coat . Delightful. Paste Trumpets [Mandel s] talents: her charismatic verbal grace and acuity, the rich atmosphere she creates. The Boston Globe Emily St. John Mandel is astonishing. Emma Straub, author of The Vacationers [Mandel] is a stunningly beautiful writer whose complex, flawed, and well-drawn characters linger with you. Sarah McCarry, Tor.com Fascinating. Booklist Riveting. . . . Evocative, intriguing, and complex, this novel is as smooth as the underbelly of a deadly, furtive reptile. Library Journal (starred review) A rewarding read. Foreword magazine Result[s] in both sophistication and suspense. Publishers Weekly [Mandel s] writing is pure elegance. Patrick DeWitt, author of Sisters Brothers

[An] ingeniously constructed literary thriller. -- Minneapolis Star Tribune [An] elegant, hypnotic novel. . . . An elegy for lost--and perhaps only imagined--innocence. --The Washington Post Compelling. . . . Perhaps all novelists can be said to wrestle with morality; Mandel seems to wrestle with it at greater length and in greater depth than most. . . . First-rate fiction. --Dallas Morning News A novel noir that wears its influences proudly on the beige sleeve of its trench coat.... Delightful. --Paste Trumpets [Mandel's] talents: her charismatic verbal grace and acuity, the rich atmosphere she creates. --The Boston Globe Emily St. John Mandel is astonishing. --Emma Straub, author of The Vacationers [Mandel] is a stunningly beautiful writer whose complex, flawed, and well-drawn characters linger with you. --Sarah McCarry, Tor.com Fascinating. --Booklist Riveting. . . . Evocative, intriguing, and complex, this novel is as smooth as the underbelly of a deadly, furtive reptile. --Library Journal (starred review) A rewarding read. --Foreword magazine Result[s] in both sophistication and suspense. --Publishers Weekly [Mandel's] writing is pure elegance. --Patrick DeWitt, author of Sisters Brothers

[An] ingeniously constructed literary thriller. - Minneapolis Star Tribune [An] elegant, hypnotic novel. . . . An elegy for lost-and perhaps only imagined-innocence. -The Washington Post Compelling. . . . Perhaps all novelists can be said to wrestle with morality; Mandel seems to wrestle with it at greater length and in greater depth than most. . . . First-rate fiction. -Dallas Morning News A novel noir that wears its influences proudly on the beige sleeve of its trench coat.... Delightful. -Paste Trumpets [Mandel's] talents: her charismatic verbal grace and acuity, the rich atmosphere she creates. -The Boston Globe Emily St. John Mandel is astonishing. -Emma Straub, author of The Vacationers [Mandel] is a stunningly beautiful writer whose complex, flawed, and well-drawn characters linger with you. -Sarah McCarry, Tor.com Fascinating. -Booklist Riveting. . . . Evocative, intriguing, and complex, this novel is as smooth as the underbelly of a deadly, furtive reptile. -Library Journal (starred review) A rewarding read. -Foreword magazine Result[s] in both sophistication and suspense. -Publishers Weekly [Mandel's] writing is pure elegance. -Patrick DeWitt, author of Sisters Brothers

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EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL's five previous novels include The Glass Hotel and Station Eleven, which was a finalist for a National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and has been translated into thirty-five languages. She lives in New York City.

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