"Breathtaking. . . . Simply blew me away."–Nancy Pearl, NPR, "Morning Edition"
"Emily St. John Mandel is astonishing." –Emma Straub, author of
The Vacationers "Stunning. . . . A brilliant tale of desperation and identity." –
Richmond Review "Lilia is more or less Newton's first law of motion personified. . . . [A] knot of a novel." –
The New York Times "[Mandel's] writing is pure elegance." –Patrick DeWitt, author of
Sisters Brothers "[Mandel] is a stunningly beautiful writer whose complex, flawed, and well-drawn characters linger with you."
–Sarah McCarry,
Tor.com "The pages fly."
–Paste "
Last Night in Montreal is an exciting debut: a thriller, a love story, and a quiet ballad about life's fleeting connections."
–Quill & Quire "Taut, gripping. . . . The lost souls in this elegantly compelling novel are lost to themselves as much as they are to others."
–Booklist "Mandel is a terrific writer, so good that even the furthest reaches of her tale make perfect sense."
–PopMatters.com
"Shockingly real, and so hard to put down."
–Three Guys One Book
"Exquisite. . . . At its heart this book is a mystery, a few mysteries; we wait and we wonder while being charmed by Mandel's intricate narrative dance."
–Foreword magazine