Thought I’d try this earlier novel by Mandel after devouring her hit, Station Eleven. Anton Waker grows up in a family dealing in stolen goods and falls into an illegal passport operation with his cousin Aria. He wants to get out and makes dramatic choices to do so. Part novel, part thriller. I could see the writer she was going to be in Station Eleven, with an eye for detail, an unusual way of winding back and forth through time, and a deft hand with character. But this one was clearly an earlier effort and harder to follow than Station Eleven, which was pretty remarkable in how it unfolded.
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