**From the New York Times bestselling author of Station Eleven/b>Lilia has been leaving people behind her entire life. Haunted by her inability to remember her early childhood, and by a mysterious shadow that seems to dog her wherever she goes, Lilia moves restlessly from city to city, abandoning lovers and friends along the way. But then she meets Eli, and he's not ready to let her go, not without a fight.Gorgeously written, charged with tension and foreboding, Emily St. John Mandel's Last Night in Montreal is the story of a life spent at the centre of a criminal investigation. It is a novel about identity, love and amnesia, the depths and limits of family bonds and - ultimately - about the nature of obsession.

The debut of a lyrical voice, singing its heart out . . . a beautiful work

Vorwort
Literary crime fiction portraying a life on the run, Last Night in Montreal is the debut novel from Emily St. John Mandel, bestselling author of Station Eleven.

Autorentext

Emily St. John Mandel was born in Canada and studied dance at The School of Toronto Dance Theatre. She is the author of the novels Last Night in Montreal, The Singer's Gun, The Lola Quartet and Station Eleven and is a staff writer for The Millions. She lives in New York City.

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'The debut of a lyrical voice, singing its heart out . . . a beautiful work' Darin Strauss, author of Chang & Eng

Lilia has been leaving people behind her entire life. Haunted by her inability to remember her early childhood, and by a mysterious shadow that seems to dog her wherever she goes, Lilia moves restlessly from city to city, abandoning lovers and friends along the way. But then she meets Eli, and he's not ready to let her go, not without a fight.

Gorgeously written, charged with tension and foreboding, Last Night in Montreal is the story of a life spent at the centre of a criminal investigation. It is a novel about identity, love and amnesia, the depths and limits of family bonds and - ultimately - about the nature of obsession.

'Taut, gripping . . . elegantly compelling' Booklist

Zusammenfassung
Literary crime fiction portraying a life on the run, Last Night in Montreal is the debut novel from Emily St. John Mandel, bestselling author of Station Eleven.