Last Night in Montreal

'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

Emily St. John Mandel