It follows the aftermath of a disturbing graffiti incident at a hotel on Vancouver Island and the collapse of an international Ponzi scheme. It is Mandels fifth novel, and the first since winning the Arthur C. Mysterious, philosophical, and intricate, The Glass Hotel is literary fiction at its finest. The Glass Hotel is a 2020 novel by Canadian writer Emily St. The way Mandel gets inside the heads of her characters and puts their thoughts on the page is masterful. The Glass Hotel is a stunning tapestry of interconnected stories that explore corruption, alternate lives, haunting pasts, and consequences. Along the way, the book explores an international Ponzi scheme (modeled closely after the real-life Bernie Madoff scheme exposed in 2008), the international art. But a Ponzi scheme will tear them apart, sending Vincent to sea as a cook on a container ship until she falls from the deck and is never seen again, a tragic plot point that bookends the novel. That same night, Vincent meets hotel owner Jonathan Alkaitis they quickly begin a relationship, which launches Vincent into the realm of the upper class. She suspects that her half-brother Paul, a recovering addict and wannabe composer who also works at the hotel, is somehow involved.
While bartending at a luxury hotel on a secluded island, Vincent is startled by a threatening message written on a nearby window. But rest assured that Mandel’s writing is as captivating and evocative as ever in The Glass Hotel. John Mandel’s newest book is a complete departure from the post-apocalyptic genre.
Fans of Station Eleven may be disappointed to know that Emily St.
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