Paul has lost large chunks of his life to heroin addiction he aspires to be a composer, but is forced to work a series of menial jobs. The Glass Hotel follows two half-siblings, Vincent and Paul, who grew up apart from each other, both physically and emotionally, in British Columbia. It's a striking book that's every bit as powerful - and timely - as its predecessor. The novel is about other kinds of disasters, ones on a smaller scale: depression, drug addiction and the economic devastation that sometimes results from greed. Her newest novel, The Glass Hotel, isn't about the "Georgia flu," as the fictional pandemic in Station Eleven was called, although it is mentioned in passing. It's a brilliant book (and one that even Mandel thinks you should wait a few months to read). The Canadian novelist is publishing her latest book just as the literary world has again become obsessed with her last one: Station Eleven, her 2014 novel about a world devastated by a deadly virus. These are deeply weird times, and especially so for Emily St. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title The Glass Hotel Author Emily St.
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