Emily St. John Mandel was born in British Columbia, Canada. Her most recent novel, Station Eleven, was a finalist for a 2014 National Book Award and a New York Times bestseller. Her previous novels were Last Night in Montreal, The Singer's Gun, and The Lola Quartet. She is a staff writer for The Millions, and her work has appeared in numerous anthologies, including The Best American Mystery Stories 2013and Venice Noir. She lives in New York City with her husband.
"[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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