THE LOLA QUARTET
A Novel
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- 105,00 kr
Publisher Description
From the bestselling author of Station Eleven and Sea of Tranquility—Gavin Sasaki was a promising young journalist in New York City until the day he was fired for plagiarism.
The last thing he wants is to sell foreclosed real estate for his sister Eilo’s company in their Florida hometown, but he’s in no position to refuse her job offer. Plus, there’s another reason to go home: Eilo recently met a ten-year-old girl who looks very much like Gavin and has the same last name as his high-school girlfriend, Anna, who left town abruptly after graduation.
Determined to find out if this little girl might be his daughter, Gavin sets off to track down Anna, starting with the three friends they shared back when he was part of a jazz group called “The Lola Quartet.” As Gavin pieces together their stories, he learns that Anna has been on the run for good reason, and soon his investigation into her sudden disappearance all those years ago takes a seriously dangerous turn.
Look for Emily St. John Mandel’s bestselling new novel, Sea of Tranquility!
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
How exactly does a group of once-promising kids wind up with adult lives devastated by gambling, addiction, cynicism, and journalistic forgery? Ten years after graduation, every member of the Lola Quartet—a high-school jazz band in Florida—has failed in their own way, most recently disgraced newspaper reporter Gavin Sasaki. After a startling revelation, Gavin becomes obsessed with figuring out what happened to his girlfriend from back then, and whether the baby she had was his. Emily St. John Mandel deepens her reputation for smart thrillers, exploring the idea of questionable innocence. As we zigzagged between eras and storylines, our attention never, ever wavered.
