Emily St. John Mandel’s acclaimed novel weaves a haunting tapestry of interlinked lives, exploring the fragility of existence, the elusiveness of happiness, and the far-reaching consequences of a single decision. Set against the backdrop of a luxurious hotel on a remote Canadian island and the dizzying world of high finance, the narrative drifts between timelines and perspectives, examining the moral and emotional reverberations of a massive financial fraud. Through Mandel’s lyrical prose, readers are invited to contemplate how ambition, chance, and deception can ripple across years and continents, shaping destinies in unexpected ways.

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